Panthers Don’t Expect RB Christian McCaffrey To Play Week 14

Panthers HC Matt Rhule told reporters he does not expect to have RB Christian McCaffrey available this week against the Broncos, per Joe Person.

McCaffrey had been seemingly poised to return from a shoulder injury after the Panthers’ bye this past week. However, he picked up a thigh injury last week and did not practice Thursday. 

The star runner for the Panthers previously missed a month this season with a high ankle sprain before being injured again in his first game back.

McCaffrey, 24, is a former first-round pick of the Panthers back in 2017. He was entering the final year of his four-year, $17.224 million contract when the Panthers signed him to a new four-year, $64 million contract extension that also included his expected fifth-year option.

In 2020, McCaffrey has appeared in three games for the Panthers and rushed 59 times for 225 yards (3.8 YPC) and five touchdowns, adding 17 receptions for 149 yards and a touchdown.

We’ll have more on McCaffrey as the news is available.