Late on Thursday evening, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey had been traded to the San Francisco 49ers.
Stunner: Panthers are trading Pro-Bowl RB Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for draft picks, sources tell ESPN.
McCaffrey returns to the Bay Area, where he attended Stanford. pic.twitter.com/R474r3eSkv— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 21, 2022Ian Rapoport of NFL Network followed up with the final trade terms, revealing that the Panthers had traded McCaffrey to the 49ers in exchange for second, third, and fourth-round picks in the 2023 NFL Draft, plus a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.