Game2019

RICO

ActionIndie

Developer Ground Shatter

Two cops, one case and only 24 hours to bust the bad guys! Become a loose cannon police detective and face off with criminal gangs in this procedurally-generated action movie FPS. Join forces with a friend and take down those crooks, buddy-cop style! From the Steam store page

325 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

59
Mixed

102 positive · 70 negative
95% range 52–66%

Source+−=
Steam reviews102700
Bluesky *70145
Lemmy *001

* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).

Steam's own rating
Mixed
222 of 340 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What players are saying

60% recommend · 104 yes, 70 no

Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 174 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (350 of 544 positive).

Players find the core gameplay fun but repetitive. [1][2][3] Many reviewers note that online co-op is broken or servers are offline. [4][5][6][7] Some players enjoy the game as mindless action, while others criticize its lack of variety. [8][9][10]

Liked
  • Fun, mindless action shooter. [8][9]
  • Satisfying door-kicking and slow-motion. [4][1]
  • Good with friends for co-op fun. [11][12]
  • Solid shooting mechanics and enemy reactions. [13][3]
Disliked
  • Online co-op servers are offline or broken. [4][5][6][7]
  • Gameplay becomes repetitive quickly. [1][2][10][3]
  • Lack of enemy and environment variety. [1][10]
  • Too difficult for solo players in late game. [14][3]
Representative posts
  • [6]Steam user Steam user …7834Steam review · Jul 9, 2024 · Not recommended

    Servers Offline !!! Not working to play: Daily Missions, 2 Player Missions and Co-op !!! 100% on Achievements not possible !!!

  • [15]Steam user Steam user …3917Steam review · Sep 23, 2019 · Not recommended

    This isn't a good game, and you, the reader, aren't mistaking it for one. I think you already understand that this game is delightfully janky, and does procedural generation in a way that's some stupid fun to clown on with a co-op teammate. But, honestly, it doesn't hold up past that, and it gets way too difficult and not fun at some point. There's very little variation past the jank, all the "bosses" that I saw …

  • [4]Steam user Steam user …2128Steam review · Apr 28, 2024 · Recommended

    Great game! you abuse doors so many times lmfao, basically a door abuse simulator. It's sad that online co-op is not working, Idk if they shut down the servers or no one is playing. If you want to play online forget it, if you want to go solo just buy it. Rico 8/10 Heisen

  • [1]Steam user Steam user …3977Steam review · Aug 14, 2024 · Recommended

    RICO delivers a solid dose of adrenaline-pumping action with its unique take on the first-person shooter genre, Just think the breaching sections from the Call Of Duty series but as a whole game. Busting down doors in slow motion and taking out enemies with precision is incredibly satisfying, and the cooperative game-play adds a fun dynamic if you’re playing with a friend. However, the game’s initial thrill starts …

  • [2]Steam user Steam user …3700Steam review · Jul 14, 2019 · Recommended

    Rico is a fun rogue-like shooter with a leveling system and quite an interesting yet repetitive gameplay. Its good fun don't get me wrong, but a little bit more content would've made this good game better.

Summarised from 34 of the 277 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made

RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account

60% of the 174 Steam reviewers we collected recommend RICO. The complaint that keeps coming up: online co-op servers are offline or broken. Deal-breaker or nitpick?

Reactions

60 of 325 · most liked first
  • southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 28, 2024

    Could write a whole thesis on NBC’s Olympic Gold Zone channel apologizing for picking up coverage of the Puerto Rico vs Serbia women’s basketball game even though “there’s not an American tie-in.”

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  • Brent Crude @my2bits4u.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 27, 2024

    Democrats should start now going after making DC a state Puerto Rico a state and Court reform . Limits on presidential powers and campaign finance reform . Start planting these seeds early and driving them nuts to get them off their game . Come up with real plans that can go on a whiteboard

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  • The Athletic @theathletic.comBluesky · Oct 12, 2025

    Last week, Rico Dowdle told the Cowboys to "buckle up" ahead of today's revenge game. 200+ scrimmage yards and a win later, he followed up:

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  • Andy VZ @andyvz.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 6, 2026

    "Puerto Rico" special edition. It's nice playing with nice bits, though getting everything back in the box takes some doing. For those who haven't played: Role-selection farming game. Take turns selecting a role/action. Everyone does the action but the person who chose it gets a stronger version.

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  • Tom Bogert @tombogert.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 27, 2026

    Inter Miami played a friendly (?) against Ecuadorian champions Independiente del Valle in Puerto Rico (?) last night… it was weird. How is it possible to play a game in the year 2026 between two professional teams WEARING THE SAME COLOR JERSEYS, SHORTS AND SOCKS?

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  • Ian Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 3, 2025

    Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard, who has been dealing with a calf injury the last couple of weeks and hasn't practiced this week, is expected to miss Sunday's game against the Dolphins, per me and Mike Garafolo. Rico Dowdle is the team's backup.

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  • Chris Monka @chrismonka.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 5, 2026

    This track is called "Training Theme"! RICO was a cool game! The game was a roguelite where you cleared buildings, it was fast-paced and exciting! I loved how the game also had you make critical decisions about what equipment to buy, it added to the tension in the missions! It was a super fun game!

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  • Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.comBluesky · Aug 27, 2025

    If anyone wants to pay me $8,000 per month to say Free Palestine, Sudan, Haiti, Congo, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, end genocide, fuck Israel and the UAE, trans liberation now, and abolish the police and carceral state, I'm game

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  • Anonymous ⩜ @youranona.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 2, 2025

    ICE seeks every "deportable" soul in Puerto Rico, a grim game of hide-and-seek on a grand scale. The rules? No legal status, you're "it". Yet, we're told not to fear, as if liberty's guillotine isn't poised above each unprotected neck. #3E

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  • Mario Alegre Femenías @marioalegre.proximatanda.comBluesky · Nov 14, 2024

    #BlueSky today be like: “Puerto Rico has entered the game”

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  • Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 14, 2025

    Letting Uncle Rico throw with the game on the line is definitely something

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  • CTS @backroll23.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 3, 2025

    Football is a game of inches. Clearly, 3 pumps by Aaron Rodgers doesn’t equal 2 pumps by Rico Dowdle.

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  • Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.orgBluesky · Apr 18, 2026

    Brett McMurphy is reporting San Diego is getting the Poinsettia Bowl back, and there will be a bowl game in PUERTO RICO! www.on3.com/news/histori...

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  • Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 14, 2026

    This game is absolutely bonkers. Italy took an 8-2 lead in the 4th. Puerto Rico just scored 4 in the 8th. Tying run at the plate with one out. The best baseball game of 2026 so far. A complete mess lo

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  • Mike Wilner @wilnerness.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 11, 2026

    Have to say how great it was to be watching the Canada-Puerto Rico game, then the end of the USA-Italy game while hanging out here on what is absolutely The Sports App. And seeing all the Bam stuff, too. This was great!

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  • alexis simpson is confused by display name changes @amutepiggy.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2026

    "I have reached out to a few attorneys about bringing RICO charges against the people printing a children's card game" 👍™️

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  • Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 9, 2026

    Game sucked. Bad Bunny was awesome. Fuck ICE. Puerto Rico libre.

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  • Raelle @jazchaz.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 8, 2026

    Blue Sky Friends: The half time show of the Super Bowl will start tomorrow at approx 8pm EST (game starts at 6pm) airing on NBC & Peacock. Even if ur not watching the game, PLEASE TUNE IN and let the ratings go thru the sky in solidarity w/US citizen & son of Puerto Rico BAD BUNNY🇵🇷. PLS REPOST ♻️💙

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  • Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 18, 2025

    Will Smith has now had a game reaching base safely 4+ times in Japan, Canada, South Korea and the US he’s the 2nd player with a game reaching base safely 4+ times in 4 countries/territories, joining: Gary Sheffield (USA, Japan, Canada, Puerto Rico) h/t Elias Sports

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  • Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 18, 2026

    my first thought was "what stadium in Puerto Rico can host a football game?" article then says "no site has been finalized" article then says the one game scheduled to play there last year was canceled due to poor field conditions seems like a big ask to throw that together in 8-ish months!

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  • Steam user Steam user …1019Steam reviews · Jul 1, 2019 · 3 h played

    I'm extremely conflicted about this game. On the one hand, I love what the devs were trying to do here. Basically, for those of you who know about the game FEAR, this is that but with the horror elements replaced by rouguelite elements... and without as much of a budget. Which is probably the root of every problem I have with it. It is very simplistic, and since it is all gameplay, I think you can play it for as little as I have (3.3 hours, last I checked) and come away with a pretty good…

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  • Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 28, 2026

    2 homers and a triple in a game, Mets history: 7/27/26 Francisco Lindor 8/17/06 Carlos Delgado 5/11/96 Rico Brogna 6/12/94 Kevin McReynolds 7/20/85 Darryl Strawberry

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  • LA Dork @ladork.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 29, 2026

    I'm late to the game, but I just tried my first Rico Tejuino at a roadside vendor in the Valley. I love horchatas, but the fermented corn (instead of rice) opened up a whole new world to my taste buds. Where has this been my whole life?

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  • IsDJTalive @isdjtalive.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 8, 2026

    "Music doesn't have a language." - Bad Bunny Enjoy tonight's show. 🏈🏆🎶 And, yes, President Donald J Trump is alive and has access to the game. ¡Buena suerte y que viva Puerto Rico! 🇵🇷

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  • BoardGameWire 🔜 Spiel Essen @boardgamewire.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 2, 2024

    Awaken Realms pulls AI art from deluxe Puerto Rico crowdfunding campaign after Ravensburger steps in: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

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  • Shivam Bhatt @shivambhatt.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 7, 2025

    This is a really well written essay on a game that i love mechanically and just can't deal with thematically (see also the boardgame Puerto Rico)

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  • Mike Wilner @wilnerness.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 11, 2026

    Canada hands Puerto Rico their first loss of this year's WBC, 3-2. Next up, Cuba, in a must-win game Wednesday afternoon. Brock Dykxhoorn, who has pitched in China for the last six seasons, closes it out with three perfect innings of relief.

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  • Manchester City @mancity.comBluesky · Apr 9, 2025

    Friendly reminder: Rico Lewis has scored in every game he played vs. Crystal Palace.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7834Steam reviews · Jul 9, 2024 · 1 h played

    Servers Offline !!! Not working to play: Daily Missions, 2 Player Missions and Co-op !!! 100% on Achievements not possible !!!

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  • Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 14, 2026

    We are in here chatting during Team Italy vs. Team Puerto Rico quarterfinal WBC game. Come hang: open.substack.com/chat/posts/9...

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  • Renee Dechert @reneedechert.comBluesky · Mar 8, 2026

    Everyone watching the Panama-Puerto Rico game, please appreciate what an amazing play-by-play analysis @tylermaun.com is. That was great!

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  • Peter Abraham @peteabeglobe.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 4, 2025

    Yamaico Navarro, who played 36 games for the Red Sox from 2010-11, is 37 now and batting third for the Dominican Republic against Puerto Rico in a Caribbean Series game tonight.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4386Steam reviews · Jun 3, 2019 · 3 h played

    Rico is a First Person Shooter, where you play as a loose cannon police detective in the fictional San Amaro part of a task force where there is one goal. Stop the criminals by any means necessary. The game doesn’t offer much in terms of story. There is one cut scene at the beginning which explains that criminals are getting out of hand and the only way to stop them is bullets… Lots of bullets. The game is a breach and clear style of game. Before you go into each room, you kick the door in…

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  • Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.onlineBluesky · Mar 8, 2026

    Guys turn on the Panama/Puerto Rico game

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  • The Crusader Project @crusaderproject.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 7, 2026

    If you wanna play this game right you give the US access to RAF Fairford in exchange for Puerto Rico and making payment in gold. What goes round comes round. @alanallport.bsky.social

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  • Alexalchemy’s Bluesky Thing 🇵🇷🇵🇸 🔜 First Attack 2026 @alexalchemy.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 12, 2025

    PUERTO RICO MENTIONED LFG PUÑETA!!!!!!!! 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷 Also, please be sure to play Battle Craze cuz it’s a fun af game ;)

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  • Aaron Rodericks @aaron.bsky.teamBluesky · Jun 20, 2026

    Played Puerto Rico special edition last night and it was a gorgeous game. Definitely terrible at playing but highly replayable.

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  • bsox72.bsky.social @bsox72.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 14, 2026

    Rico Petrocelli with his 4 sons before a game.

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  • NFL Daily News @insidenflnews.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2025

    Most rushing yards in a game this season: Rico Dowdle - 206 Derrick Henry - 169 Jonathan Taylor - 165 David Montgomery - 151 Bijan Robinson, Travis Etienne Jr. - 143

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  • Winston @wrigs.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 20, 2025

    Rico Garcia’s dad flew in from Hawaii to attend the game. How awesome is that?? Amazing. #orioles

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  • Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.orgBluesky · Oct 12, 2025

    This game was supposed to be played this coming weekend in Puerto Rico has part of the Caribbean HBCU College Football Puerto Rico Bowl. Less than a week out, the game has been canceled due to field condition concerns.

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  • NFL Daily News @insidenflnews.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 21, 2025

    Most scrimmage yards in a game this season: Rico Dowdle - 239 Bijan Robinson - 238 Rico Dowdle - 234 JAHMYR GIBBS - 217 (and counting) Jonathan Taylor - 215 Christian McCaffrey - 201

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  • J from 3 Minute board games @3mbg.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 27, 2026

    Today's video is Puerto Rico, no, not the AI slop version, the original 2002 version of the game, with all it's warts on display. Check out why this became the biggest game in hobby board gaming, and why people walk on egg shells around it now. youtu.be/v2bfUdf4pbw

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  • NFL Daily News @insidenflnews.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 2, 2025

    Most rushing yards in a single game by RBs this season James Cook: 216 Rico Dowdle: 206 Rico Dowdle: 183 KYLE MONANGAI: 176

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  • Kevin Bunch (ubersaurus) @atariarchive.orgBluesky · Sep 22, 2026

    The RICO violation part is endlessly funny to me. It’s a card game!

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  • bsox72.bsky.social @bsox72.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 21, 2026

    Dalton Jones consoles teammate Rico Petrocelli after the Red Sox lose Game 7 of the 1967 World Series to the Cardinals. During the WS Rico had 4 hits in 20 at bats including 2 HR’s.

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  • JP Acosta @acosta32jp.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2025

    Rico Dowdle is running really well, but the Panthers’ run game overall is pretty dope

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  • Bri Marie D @brimaried.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 9, 2026

    Jaylen Brown at France vs Morocco game at Gillette today 🐐 🎥 DJ Rico Suave

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  • Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2026

    Eighteenth game of 2026 is "Puerto Rico" at Congress of Gamers. I came in second of four, but at least I beat @hokiestone.bsky.social .

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  • RetroAchievements @retroachievements.orgBluesky · Oct 15, 2026

    Lead a nation to freedom! Play as Rico Rodriguez, a Latin field operative and specialist in regime change, and trigger a revolution on San Esperito! You can now play "Just Cause" for the PlayStation 2 with achievements over at RetroAchievements! retroachievements.org/game/21014

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  • NFL Daily News @insidenflnews.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 13, 2026

    Rico Dowdle said his game against the Panthers this year is "definitely circled for sure." via Nick Farabaugh

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  • Steam user Steam user …1126Steam reviews · Sep 5, 2024

    they made a co-op game with online being a key feature and then removed it, what a joke.... at least they could of added the ability for self hosted games but nope brain dead devs.

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  • By the Belt: A MAC Sports Blog @bythebelt.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 22, 2026

    UPDATE: We have talked to the Mid-American Conference and can confirm the Puerto Rico Bowl is still on as scheduled in Bayamon on Dec. 22nd. The new bowl game announced by the ACC and Sun Belt earlier today is a separate event which will be held about a week prior.

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  • bsox72.bsky.social @bsox72.bsky.socialBluesky · May 15, 2026

    Rico Petrocelli flexes his muscles after hitting 2 HR’s in Game 6 0f the 1967 World Series.

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  • Orioles Statistics @oriolesstatistics.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 29, 2026

    Mini Milestones Game 3 Edition Gunnar Henderson: 500th career game played Tyler O'Neill: 500th career hit Jeremiah Jackson: 50th career hit; 50th career game played Yaramil Hiraldo: 20th career appearance Rico Garcia: 60th career appearance #Birdland

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  • Aaron Meyers @aaronmeyers.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 8, 2026

    Walk off extra innings home run win for Puerto Rico. What a great baseball game!

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  • CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 30, 2025

    Rico Scott in for a Bama TD, we have ourselves a game

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  • The Dishwasher (a baseball blog) @thedishwasher.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 26, 2026

    Rico García two days in a row after blow the game yesterday Craig Albernaz thinks he’s in a Lifetime movie

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  • Tom Pelissero @tompelissero.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 31, 2025

    Panthers RB Rico Dowdle (toe) returned to practice as a full participant today ahead of Saturday's game vs. Tampa Bay.

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  • Giantgooner @giantgooner.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2026

    Rico Lewis I was extremely familiar with your game

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