Christian McCaffrey's statement vs. Panthers solidified CPOY award

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey | Jed Jacobsohn/GettyImagesHeading into the San Francisco 49ers' Monday Night Football matchup with the Carolina Panthers, Christian McCaffrey insisted he had no extra motivation in facing his former team for the first time, saying there's "always added motivation," as he takes "every week extremely seriously."

Whatever his motivation may be on a weekly basis, the Niners are undoubtedly still thankful during this Turkey Day week that they made the deal to bring the Stanford alum back to the Golden State three years ago. And they were indeed thankful to have him on the field Monday night, as Brock Purdy struggled something fierce in his…