Matt Rhule: Royce Freeman, Chuba Hubbard just have to be starting NFL running backs

The Panthers don’t know how long they’ll be without running back Christian McCaffrey as a result of the hamstring injury he suffered on Thursday night, but they do know who will be filling in while he’s out of action. Royce Freeman and fourth-round pick Chuba Hubbard took over in the backfield after McCaffrey left the [more]

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Davis Mills on his first start: There’s obviously a couple plays I would like back

Making your first start on a Thursday as a third-round rookie quarterback is not an ideal situation. Davis Mills made a few plays in Houston’s 24-9 loss to Carolina, but not nearly enough. The signal-caller finished Thursday’s game 19-of-28 passing for 168 yards with a touchdown. That he didn’t turn the ball over is a [more]

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Kadarius Toney: I feel pretty good about my role with Giants

Giants first-round pick Kadarius Toney made an Instagram post after last Thursday’s loss to Washington that many took as an indication that he was unhappy with a role that called for him to play 19 snaps without touching the ball. On Thursday, Toney opened up his press conference by saying the post was about an [more]

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Matt Rhule: Jaycee Horn “broke some bones” in his foot

A report on Thursday night indicated Panthers first-round pick Jaycee Horn broke his foot during the team’s 24-9 win over the Texans and head coach Matt Rhule confirmed the nature of the cornerback’s injury after the game. Rhule said that Horn “broke some bones” in his foot and that doctors would do a “full workup” [more]

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Zach Wilson: I don’t think it’s challenging to be safer with the football

After Zach Wilson threw four interceptions in last Sunday’s 25-6 loss to the Patriots, head coach Robert Saleh said he wanted Wilson to embrace playing boring football at the expense of swinging for the fences with every throw. On Thursday, Wilson said that he has embraced his coach’s directive heading into this Sunday’s game against [more]

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Cameron Erving: We got a good one in Sam Darnold and he’s only going to get better

Losing running back Christian McCaffrey to injury last season helped sink the Panthers’ season, but it didn’t sink them on Thursday night against the Texans. The Panthers improved to 3-0 with a 24-9 win fueled in large part by the play of quarterback Sam Darnold. Darnold went 23-of-34 for 304 yards and ran for a [more]

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Christian McCaffrey has hamstring strain, Panthers don’t yet know the severity

Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey exited Thursday night’s game early with a hamstring injury, and the team doesn’t know whether he’ll miss any additional time. Carolina coach Matt Rhule said after the game that McCaffrey will undergo additional testing. “Christian strained his hamstring. I don’t know the severity yet,” Rhule said. “The minute it happened [more]

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