CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Stephania Bell chuckled when told durability and size were factors in the Carolina Panthers’ Christian McCaffrey falling to No. 5 in ESPN’s recent ranking of the NFL’s top running backs based on input from league executives, coaches, scouts and players.
Bell, ESPN’s football injury analyst, understands the Panthers star missed 13 games in 2020 because of multiple injuries -- high ankle sprain, shoulder, quadriceps. She also understands none were serious enough to justify surgery or indicate a trend for the 5-foot-11, 205-pound McCaffrey.
“When you put it all together in the context of what he’s done in his career, college and pro, and his ability to stay on the field and play the position he does, I’m not really worried about him," Bell said.