Mike Davis (ankle) is out for Week 17 against the Saints.
With Christian McCaffrey (quad) also out, it’ll be Rodney Smith, special teamer Trenton Cannon, FB Alex Armah, and likely even Curtis Samuel in the Panthers’ backfield against New Orleans. A late-round fantasy gem thanks to McCaffrey’s list of injuries this season, Davis was a league-winner with a 165-642-6 rushing line and 59-373-2 as a receiver, topping 1,000 total yards in a career year for the soon-to-be 28-year-old (in February). Davis will be a free agent in March and likely hopes to land a role as a 1A or 1B in someone’s backfield.