Former NFL running back Mike Davis said playing for the Panthers was a “blessing,” despite playing backup to Christian McCaffrey.

During an appearance on the “Raw Room” podcast , Davis, a teammate of McCaffrey’s in Carolina from 2019-21, called the star running back “selfish as hell” for how much playing time he received.

“I was like, damn, why the f–k did the Panthers pick me?” Davis recalled, referring to when Carolina claimed him off waivers from the Bears in November 2019. “They’ve got CMac. [He] doesn’t even come out the game. Why am I going there?

Mike thinks @CMC_22 is selfish!! pic.twitter.com/jSkE4U7Iza — Raw Room (@Raw__Room) August 24, 2025

“Man, I get up there, he’s in the training room, and he has a bruise on his foot, so I’m thinking to myself, like, ‘Oh s–t, I mig

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