Rhule said he plans to play mostly second- and third-team players in Friday night's preseason game. The scuffle overshadowed Carolina's quarterback battle between Darnold and Mayfield, which appears close to being settled. "But when you see a guy the way Kristian was down, and you see guys responding the way guys were responding I've been in this game a long time, that's not how you do it." The guy is working, he's trying to make their team, he's doing what he's coached," Slater said. Slater, 36, said he didn't see the hit Robinson put on Wilkerson, but was told it was a clean play. "I don't care if it's in a game situation, and certainly in a practice situation, that's not OK." "When you have a teammate who is hit, who's down, and there's clear symptoms of what happened to him - we all know what that looks like as football players - and then you have players celebrating that act I take issue with that, and I don't have a problem saying that. It had longtime Patriots special teams captain Matthew Slater - the 2021 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award winner - addressing the Panthers' sideline after it happened. McCaffrey 364 yards from scrimmage - 201 rushing, 163 receiving - and a rushing touchdown so far in 2021.Wednesday's play by Robinson - on what wasn't supposed to be a full-speed drill - upset Patriots players. So that’s just me and my personal views.” It is frustrating sometimes when you feel like something could’ve been avoided with a little more rest, you know? But I’m sure if I got through that game 100 percent, I wouldn’t be saying anything about it. NFL Preseason Week 2 Game Recap: New England Patriots 20, Carolina Panthers 10. I can sit up here and complain - I’m not complaining, that’s for sure. Christian McCaffrey After playing just 10 games over the last two seasons. “I understand though, it’s part of the game. “If you’re going to ask me, I would definitely say - I think I’m not alone in this - but I’d probably argue against them,” McCaffrey said. But McCaffrey was asked directly about how he feels about them, and gave a clear answer. Thursday games aren’t going away anytime soon. “Injuries happen to guys that are used a lot and a little. “I’d just say it is what it is,” McCaffrey said. But McCaffrey didn’t think the hamstring injury was from overuse.
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McCaffrey added he “definitely” thought playing on Thursday was a factor, given the limited amount of rest and recovery time. McCaffrey took a 2-yard run out of bounds to the left and was clearly hobbled as he finished the play. McCaffrey injured his hamstring in the second quarter of the Week Three Thursday matchup against Houston. So you get two days to recover, you hop on a plane, you get in a hotel, and then you go out and play in a football game. And you really get two days to recover and one of those days is a travel day. “It was extremely frustrating,” McCaffrey said in his press conference. Speaking to the media after Thursday’s session, McCaffrey said he “definitely” has a chance to play in Sunday’s matchup against the Eagles.īut McCaffrey, who played only three games due to injury in 2020, also noted that he felt like playing on a Thursday was a significant reason why he suffered the injury in the first place. CMAC has been out of action since the team’s Week 3 victory at the Houston Texans.Through three games this season, he had 52 carries for 201 yards and a touchdown along with 16 receptions for 163 yards. Christian McCaffrey returned to practice on Wednesday and now it appears Carolina’s star running back has a decent shot at returning to game action this week.Īfter missing Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys, McCaffrey (hamstring) has been listed as limited for the first two practices in Week Five. Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury on Saturday, per Tom Pellisero of the NFL Network.