CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ The awards are coming in for Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey.
McCaffrey was named Associated Press First-Team All-Pro at both running back and the flex position. This is his first time being selected to the first-team after being a second-team selection last year. He is the first Panthers running back to ever make the First-Team.
The Associated Press has included a flex position since 2016 due to the changing nature of NFL offenses. He is the first player to be selected first-team flex and first-team at another position. McCaffrey received 27 of the 50 votes for running back with Titans back Derrick Henry coming in second despite leading the league in rushing. He received 18 of the votes for the flex position.
The 2019 season historic season for McCaffrey, who became the third player in NFL history to have 1,000 receiving yards and 1,000 rushing yards in the same year, joining Marshall Faulk and Roger Craig. His 2,392 scrimmage yards were also third-most in a single season in NFL history.
Carolina linebacker Luke Kuechly was named Second-Team All-Pro. He has been named to the first-team five times in his eight-year career.
