Christian McCaffrey missed the San Francisco 49ers’ 2024 season opener due to calf and Achilles injuries. The 49ers consider McCaffrey day-to-day in his recovery, according to Kyle Shanahan, but NFL Media reports the veteran is believed to be a long shot to play in Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings.
Talk to McCaffrey himself, however, and you’ll get a much more optimistic response. He believes he’ll always be ready to play, and while he wasn’t able to suit up against the Jets, that’s not discouraging his hopes for Sunday.
“My mentality is I’m playing this week,” McCaffrey said Wednesday, via ESPN. “That’s where I’m at. That’s how I am every week. I’m not lying. I think as soon as a player says, ‘Maybe I’ll play, maybe I won’t,’ that’s not a good mentality to go into a week with when you’re kind of on the fence. So for me, I’m ready to go.”
Understandably, the 49ers are being cautious with their star running back, especially since he’s battling Achilles tendinitis, which the team isn’t taking likely.
“The Achilles is tendinitis,” Shanahan said, per NBC Sports,…
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Author : Cody Benjamin
Publish date : 2024-09-11 21:15:11
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