According to Jourdan Rodrigue at the Athletic, Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey won’t be playing in this year’s Pro Bowl after all. He isn’t injured, though. Apparently, the arrival of new head coach Matt Rhule has forced McCaffrey to change his offseason schedule.
NFL teams with new coaches start their programs two weeks earlier, which means everything has to be bumped up including McCaffrey’s recovery.
It’s unfortunate we won’t get to see McCaffrey suit up with the other nominees, but it’s probably for the best. He finished the 2019 season with over 400 touches and the last thing the Panthers need is for him to get banged up playing in a meaningless exhibition game.
Saints running back Alvin Kamara will be taking McCaffrey’s place on the NFC roster.
Middle linebacker Luke Kuechly was also supposed to go. Obviously now that he’s retired he won’t be playing. That leaves right guard Trai Turner as the only player representing Carolina in this year’s game.
