WHEW.
We’ve got a HUGE deal in the NFL that broke on Thursday night: The Carolina Panthers sent star running back Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers, who dealt a bunch of draft picks for the kind of player who could thrive in Kyle Shanahan’s offense right away.
Our Christian D’Andrea broke down the trade after news broke, looking at how the Niners’ offense — specifically, Jimmy Garoppolo — will benefit from having CMC as a back he can lean on.
As for the trade itself? Let’s hand out some grades for each team after the deal stunned NFL fans late Thursday night: