Christian McCaffrey Will Miss The Remainder Of The Season With Ankle Injury

Christian McCaffrey’s season is over.

The Carolina Panthers running back will miss the remainder of the season with a left ankle sprain injury that he suffered in the first half of Sunday’s 33-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins.

Initial X-rays on Sunday indicated the injury didn’t appear to be too severe, coach Matt Rhule said Monday morning. But an MRI later in the morning revealed the damage was enough to place McCaffrey on season-ending injured reserve because of the time it would take to recover.

The Panthers (5-7) are on a bye this week, so McCaffrey will miss the final five regular-season games. He already has missed five games this season with a hamstring injury suffered in Week 3. He missed 13 games last season with multiple injuries.

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Since signing a four-year, $64 million extension that made him the highest-paid running back in NFL history, McCaffrey will have played in only 10 of 33 games by the end of this season.