Panthers' Miles Sanders: Tending to illness this week

Sanders was held out of Wednesday's practice due to an illness, David Newton of ESPN.com reports.

Sanders has taken a back seat to fellow running back Chuba Hubbard over the last three games, earning 16 touches versus the latter's 56 during that span. His output has also been lacking during that stretch, as Sanders has totaled just 43 yards from scrimmage and no touchdowns. He has two more chances remaining this week to mix into drills before the Panthers potentially give him a designation for Sunday's contest versus the Buccaneers.