Spartanburg, S.C.: The Carolina Panthers aren’t planning to change their approach with Christian Mccaffrey, even though the star running back has missed 23 of the last 33 regular-season games.

It’s full speed ahead this season. Rhule called Mccaffrey a “dominant, dominant, dominant football player,” but he’s also realistic, knowing that running backs are prone to injuries.

That’s one of the reasons the Panthers signed free agent D’onta Foreman from the Tennessee Titans.

Mccaffrey averaged nearly 30 touches per game through the first two games of last season before going down with a hamstring injury in Week 3 Thursday night game against the Houston Texans. His role was reduced when he returned for four games in November, averaging 17 touches per game.

Rhule said it’s too early to know how many touches Mccaffrey will get this season.