All issues thought of, the Carolina Panthers obtained excellent news on the return of Christian McCaffrey.
The star operating again's hamstring harm was one of many few negatives within the Panthers' win over the Houston Texans on Thursday, which moved Carolina to 3-0.
In line with NFL Community's Ian Rapoport, McCaffrey isn’t thought of a candidate to land on injured reserve. He’s as a substitute he is expected to miss only a few weekswhich have to be welcome information for Matt Rhule's group.
McCaffrey suffered the harm on a 2-yard achieve within the crimson zone within the third quarter Thursday. He remained within the medical tent on the sphere for fairly a while earlier than leaving the sport for good and limping to the Carolina locker room.
The NFL's chief in yards from scrimmage with 324, McCaffrey had seven rushes for 31 yards and two receptions for 9 yards within the win. He missed a complete of 13 video games final season with a number of accidents, together with a sprained ankle in Week 2, however has regarded good thus far this season.
Who will step in for Christian McCaffrey?
McCaffrey's alternative, Chuba Hubbard, made an announcement in his absence with 11 rushes for 52 yards and three catches for 27 extra. The 2021 fourth-round draft pick of Oklahoma State was quiet within the first two video games of the season, totaling 10 speeding yards on eight carries and 4 receiving yards on two catches.
Canadian-bred Hubbard totaled 3,459 speeding yards, 479 passing yards and 36 whole touchdowns in 33 video games for the Cowboys. That included a 2019 season wherein Hubbard ran for two,094 yards and 21 TDs earlier than struggling in 2020.
The Panthers will face the Dallas Cowboys on the street in Week 4, adopted by house video games towards the Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings in Weeks 5 and 6.
