Panthers trade Christian McCaffrey to the 49ers

Christian McCaffrey's career with the Carolina Panthers is over. After weeks of speculation about McCaffrey's future with the team, the do-everything running back was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for multiple draft picks. NFL sources said the Panthers will receive three picks in the upcoming draft and one in 2024 in exchange for CMC. Tradesha Woodard has the latest on CMC and the Panthers' future ahead of a difficult stretch of games. Richard DeVayne joins the show from the North Carolina High Country, where falling leaves aren't just a change of seasons: they're big business. Richard explains how the fall foliage is a huge industry with so many small businesses relying on fall tourism to float their bottom lines out of the pandemic. Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte and join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!