CHARLOTTE – The Panthers had a walk-through Tuesday, and had to submit a hypothetical injury report for it since they’re playing at Green Bay Saturday night.

So even though running back Christian McCaffrey was listed as limited with his thigh injury, coach Matt Rhule wanted to make sure expectations were realistic.

“I’m not expecting him to play, as of right now,” Rhule said. “We’ll see how the next couple of days unfold, obviously. But today was a walk-through, so he was able to do some things, but I’m not expecting him to play as we sit here right now. . . .

“I haven’t really seen him run yet. If he could come out and really run tomorrow, that would probably turn my thinking, but just trying to give you guys some direction on where I’m thinking. I know he’s improving and getting