San Francisco 49ers fans waiting to see Christian McCaffrey make his 2024 season debut are going to wait at least another week.
Perhaps even longer.
After missing San Francisco’s opening game of the 2024 campaign, a 32-19 win over the visiting New York Jets, the running back has been officially declared out by head coach Kyle Shanahan. McCaffrey has been dealing with a calf injury, as well as Achilles tendonitis, during the early part of this season.
In addition, Shanahan did not rule out a move to Injured Reserve for McCaffrey:
Shanahan said that IR is now something the 49ers are considering. The 49ers had their toughest practice of the week Thursday and McCaffrey was dealing with pain afterward, he said. https://t.co/i3d3YjGWG1
— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) September 13, 2024
The 49ers are headed to Minnesota this weekend to take on Sam Darnold and the Vikings. Minnesota began their season with a 28-6 thrashing of the New York Giants.
In McCaffrey’s absence last week, Jordan Mason received the bulk of the work in San Francisco’s offensive backfield. The third-year running back, who went undrafted back in 2022 out of Georgia Tech, gained 147 yards on 28 carries and scored a touchdown for the 49ers.
Expect Mason to again receive the bulk of work in the running game this weekend for the 49ers.
