Assessing the Carolina Panthers’ status and needs, position by position, ahead of free agency and the NFL draft. Next up: Safeties.
Three things to know
u25aa Christian McCaffrey might be the most versatile running back in the NFL: To the surprise of his many critics before his rookie season, McCaffrey is doing exactly the same thing in the NFL that he did at Stanford. He’s a three-down back who both eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark and broke the Panthers’ single-season reception record — in just his second season.
u25aa McCaffrey plays an insane percentage of the offense’s snaps — with no backup plan in place: McCaffrey played 91 percent of the Panthers’ offensive snaps, and played every snap in five straight games from Week 10 to Week 14.