Sources: Panthers listening to Christian McCaffrey trade offers
The Carolina Panthers are listening to other teams about a potential trade for star running back Christian McCaffrey, although a deal might not be easy to complete, league sources tell ESPN. The Panthers rebuffed at least two teams' inquiries into trading for McCaffrey last week and will continue to reject overtures they don't consider significant offers, according to sources. What makes McCaffrey, 26, so attractive to other teams -- aside from his talent -- is his contract situation. During the spring, the former Pro Bowler lowered his base salary for the 2022 season to just $1.035 million -- meaning any team that acquires him in a trade would have no issues squeezing his contract under its salary cap.
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Sources: Panthers trading star Christian McCaffrey to 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are sending second-, third- and fourth-round picks in 2023 and a fifth-round pick in 2024 to the Carolina Panthers for star running back Christian McCaffrey, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Thursday night. The deal gives San Francisco the offensive playmaker needed to compete for a Super Bowl. It also gives McCaffrey a chance to be on a winning team for the first time since his rookie season in 2017 when Carolina went 11-5 and return to the Bay Area where he starred in college at Stanford. When healthy, McCaffrey is one of the best dual threats in the NFL. In 2019, he became only the third player in NFL history to have 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season. His 670 yards from scrimmage -- a team-leading 393 yards rushing and team-leading 33 catches for 277 yards -- this season rank fourth in the NFL. In San Francisco, the hope is McCaffrey, combined with some improvement from within, can get the Niners over the hump after they came up short in their pursuit of a sixth Lombardi Trophy in 2019 and again in 2021.
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