Panthers’ McCaffrey to miss games with ankle sprain
Christian McCaffrey said he plans to attack his rehabilitation from a high an- kle sprain the same way he does everything else — with a full head of steam.
The All-Pro running back is expected to miss “multiple weeks” with a high right ankle sprain he sustained in Carolina’s 31-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buc- caneers on Sunday.
“I have prided myself on being on the field (but) freak accidents happen a lot, and this is one of them,” McCaffrey said Monday. “If you look around the league there are a lot of guys who are down right now. The biggest thing you can do is stay strong and fight through it. They say (I will be out) four-to-six weeks, well, that’s a challenge to me and hopefully I get back a lot earlier than that. I’m going to attack this like I attack anything else and just go from there.”
The Panthers will turn to Mike Davis as their starting running back when they visit the Chargers this Sunday.
McCaffrey said the injury happened “four or five plays” before he left the game for good early in the fourth quarter following his second touchdown run of the game.
BAR LEY ACL TEAR CONFIRuED >> New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley likely will miss the rest of the season with a major injury to his right knee.
The Giants (0-2) said a medical test confirmed Barkley tore the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee on Sunday in a loss to the Chicago Bears. The 2018 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year will undergo surgery in the near future, the team said.
Barkley went down hard on the Chicago sideline after trying to fend off Bears safety Eddie Jackson on a 6-yard carry early in the second quarter. BRONCOS’ SUTTON IAS TORN ACL, LOC OUT 2-6 WEE S >> Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland
Sutton suffered a torn ACL in Sunday’s loss in Pittsburgh and is out for the season, multiple outlets reported.
Quarterback Drew Lock also sustained a severe rotator cuff strain during the 26-21 setback to the Steelers and is expected to be sidelined for at least two weeks, per multiple reports.
Sutton caught 72 passes for 1,112 yards and six touchdowns in 16 games during a breakout 2019 season, earning a selection to the Pro Bowl.
The Broncos (0-2) will turn to Jeff Driskel, who completed 18 of 34 passes for 256 yards, two touchdowns and one interception after taking over for Lock.
VI INGS LOSE BARR TO SEASON-ENDING PECTORAL TEAR>> Minnesota Vikings four-time Pro Bowl linebacker Anthony Barr will miss the remainder of the season because of a torn pectoral muscle, coach Mike Zimmer said.
Barr was hurt before halftime of Minnesota’s 28-11 loss Sunday at Indianapolis, and Zimmer said the seventh-year pro would be placed on injured reserve.
FLORIDA WON’T APPEAL RULING ON RAFT SEX CASE >> Florida prosecutors said Monday that they will not appeal a court ruling throwing out video recordings allegedly showing New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft paying for massage parlor sex acts, making it likely that misdemeanor charges against him and others will be dropped.
Prosecutors decided that if they challenged last month’s Florida 4th District Court of Appeal decision to the state Supreme Court and lost, it could have “broader, negative implications” on future law enforcement investigations.