SPARTANBURG, S.C. – After Wednesday’s practice, head coach Ron Rivera offered some insight on plans for the running back position entering the 2016 season.
Jonathan Stewart, the veteran workhorse coming off his first Pro Bowl season, is the obvious lead back.
And Rivera will be very careful with his workload during the rest of training camp and into the preseason.
"I’m going to see exactly what we did with him (last year) and try to stay along those lines," Rivera said. "There’s no reason to expose him.
"We know how important it is to have a guy like him carrying the ball.