And so it begins. San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey was forced to miss practice today before the team's season opener on Thursday Night Football in Melbourne, Australia, against the Los Angeles Rams. He has been dealing with "tightness," which was downplayed as the team being cautious for weeks now.
Christian McCaffrey is not participating in the 49ers’ open portion of practice, per @MaioccoNBCS. pic.twitter.com/5ueGvkOI4P— Yahoo Fantasy Sports (@YahooFantasy) September 7, 2026McCaffrey dealt with what was originally called calf tightness in the preseason of the 2024 season, and he didn't get on the field until November 11, before his season ended after less than four full games. We are not saying that will be the case with this, but it's hard not to at least consider a potentially similar outcome when it comes to CMC and his injury history.
The fact that he is now 30 years old and coming off the largest workload of his career only makes this more concerning. This is a situation to monitor closely over the next few days as we lead up to the Niners' season opener on Thursday.
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RB Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
