The Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos and Philadelphia Eagles all inquired with the Carolina Panthers about a trade for Christian McCaffrey before he was dealt last week, according to a report.

Carolina traded McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers for a second-round pick, third-round pick and fourth-round pick in 2023, plus a fifth-round pick in 2024.

Of the Bills, Broncos and Eagles, Buffalo is believed to have been the most aggressive in pursuit of the running back.

Coming off the Christian McCaffrey trade, the Carolina Panthers turned down what would have been another blockbuster move.

According to a report, the Panthers were offered two first-round picks for defensive end Brian Burns.

Burns is viewed as the cornerstone of Carolina's defense. The 16th overall pick in 2019, he has nine sacks in each of the past two seasons.

The San Francisco 49ers have traded for Christian McCaffrey from the Carolina Panthers for a second, third and fourth round pick in 2023 plus a fifth round pick in 2024.

McCaffrey signed a four-year, $64 million extension with the Panthers in 2020.

In six games this season, McCaffrey has rushed for 393 yards to go with 277 yards receiving. McCaffrey has dealt with injuries in 2020 and 2021 after two massively productive seasons in 2018 and 2019.

The Carolina Panthers appear headed for more changes after firing Matt Rhule and trading Robbie Anderson.

McCaffrey is receiving the most significant interest from teams, according to a report. "

"Keeping that away from me. That's out of my control," McCaffrey said when asked about trade rumors. "Trying to control everything I can control. … Right now I'm a Carolina Panther and giving my all to this place."

The Carolina Panthers have traded Robbie Anderson to the Arizona Cardinals, according to a report.

According to sources, Carolina will receive a 2024 sixth-round pick and 2025 seventh-round selection in the deal.

Carolina Panthers interim coach Steve Wilks threw Robbie Anderson out of the game late in the third quarter after the wide receiver was in a heated argument with position coach Joe Dailey.

"No one is bigger than the team," Wilks said. "I'm not going to focus and put a lot of attention on one individual."

Anderson got into a shouting match with Dailey late in the first half and opened the second half on a stationary bicycle.

In the third quarter with the Panthers trailing 17-10, Anderson and Dailey again had an exchange. Wilks stepped in and sent Anderson to the locker room.

Anderson said he "had no idea" why he was sent to the locker room. Dailey was not available for comment, but Anderson opted to talk to reporters after meeting with general manager Scott Fitterer.

"I was honestly confused," Anderson said. "I wanted to be in the game. I've never had somebody yell to get out of the game. So I was honestly confused and upset by that. I should be. I don't see nobody that is a true competitor, that knows the value they bring and has true passion for the game, that will be OK with being told not to do something or being taken out of something when they didn't do nothing wrong."

The Carolina Panthers are listening to other teams about a potential trade for star running back Christian McCaffrey, although a deal might not be easy to complete, league sources tell ESPN.

The Panthers rebuffed at least two teams' inquiries into trading for McCaffrey last week and will continue to reject overtures they don't consider significant offers, according to sources.

Baker Mayfield is expected to miss 2-6 weeks after suffering a high ankle sprain, according to a source.

Tests on the ankle revealed no other structural damage.

Meanwhile, the Carolina Panthers fired Matt Rhule on Monday. Steve Wilks has taken over as interim coach. David Tepper said Wilks, 57, would be considered for the full-time job in 2023 if he "does an incredible job."

P.J. Walker is the only healthy quarterback on the Panthers' roster. Sam Darnold remains on injured reserve with an ankle injury suffered in August and is weeks away from being available.

The team will likely call up Jacob Eason from the practice squad in addition to adding another quarterback.

The Carolina Panthers have fired Matt Rhule following a 1-4 start.

Carolina has named Steve Wilks as interim head coach.

Rhule had four seasons remaining on a seven-year, $62 million deal he signed in 2020 when he left Baylor.

The Niners have have been banging this drum for years: Artificial turf isn't fit for NFL games.

Sunday's win over the Panthers was marred by a paragraph-long injury report, including serious injuries to some of the team's best players. Cornerback Emmanuel Moseley may have torn his ACL, safety Jimmie Ward broke his hand, and kicker Robbie Gould and defensive end Nick Bosa left with leg injuries. And while the Niners have been bitten by the injury bug all season, Sunday happened to be their first game on FieldTurf.

"If you're not gonna mandate grass, why aren't all turf fields the exact same turf so guys get used to playing on the same turf everywhere?" asked George Kittle, who escaped from the 37-15 win unscathed. "NBA guys don't play on different wood, so what are we doing. ... I just wish we played on a surface that was similar every single week in and week out, so your body wouldn't just be dealing with different crappy turf."