Panthers’ Christian McCaffrey ruled out for rest of 2021 season with ankle injury

Christian McCaffrey it won’t take a moment for Carolina Panthers until the 2022 season. All-Pro back/wide receiver suffered an ankle injury in Carolina’s Week 12 loss last Miami Dolphins and was seen wearing walking boots after the game, with head coach Matt Rhule and the team hoping it was nothing too serious. However, an MRI scan on Monday revealed the worst-case scenario, and the team announced that McCaffrey won’t be returning in 2021.

The specifics of the latest injury have yet to be revealed. This marks the second time McCaffrey has been sent to the injured reserve this season, initially losing time due to a hamstring injury in last Week 3’s win. Houston Texas.

He ends the 2021 season with just seven appearances and a combined total of just 10 games played since signing a record four-year, $64 million contract extension with the Panthers in April 2020. Last season, the number was a high, an ankle sprain and then a shoulder injury cost him 13 aggregate games, and Carolina proved they were simply not on the same team when he wasn’t. present on the field.

Now they’ll say goodbye and try to figure out how to save their drowning season without him – again.