Christian McCaffrey's status will proceed to be assessed on a spontaneous basis, together with his availability being judged more on the premise of his well-being and with a view to the long haul somewhat than a particular Sunday.
McCaffrey was surprisingly ruled out of Monday night's 32-19 win over the New York Jets at Levi's Stadium resulting from a calf/Achilles tendon injury.
And this problem has been happening for a while, which implies there could possibly be lots more Jordan Mason within the 49ers' immediate future with a road game against the Minnesota Vikings coming up in Week 2.
Mason gained 147 yards on 28 attempts, each profession highs, and scored a touchdown against the Jets.
McCaffrey suffered a calf strain in Week 17 against Washington last season after which sat out the ultimate game of the regular season against the Los Angeles Rams. He was on the injured list with a calf injury within the divisional playoff win over Green Bay but made it through the playoffs.
But McCaffrey, who has long set the pace in practice, largely stayed out of the fray while a two-year contract extension was negotiated. At the club's mandatory minicamp in July, McCaffrey told NFL Network he was effective and would play if it was an actual game.
Except when the actual games start, McCaffrey doesn't play. Why? According to educate Kyle Shanahan, since it's not a playoff game.
“If it was a playoff game, he made it very clear to me that he thought he could go,” Shanahan said Tuesday in a conference call with local reporters. “But when you hear something like that and it's not a playoff game and it's Week 1 — especially when you're dealing with lower extremities like that — it was a tough decision. But hearing all the words and stuff made it easier in the long run.”
In any case, McCaffrey's condition might be closely monitored to maintain him healthy throughout the season and never maintain the danger of further injury in a sensitive area that’s liable to setbacks and re-injury.
“It's not just a calf, it's Achilles tendonitis and Achilles tendinitis and things like that come and go,” Shanahan said. “When it starts causing problems, you have to be very careful.”
It was a calf/Achilles problem in 2019 that led to the Warriors' Kevin Durant eventually tearing his Achilles tendon within the NBA Finals. Linebacker Dre Greenlaw sat out Week 18 against the Rams last season with Achilles tendinitis and eventually tore his Achilles tendon while entering the sector within the Super Bowl.
Even though McCaffrey is listed as day-to-day, you’ll be able to safely assume the 49ers won't add last yr's NFL Offensive Player of the Year back to the lineup until they deem the danger to be minimal.
Shanahan said the one other injuries from the Jets game were a calf injury to protect Aaron Banks and an ankle injury to wide receiver Jauan Jennings. Both injuries, Shanahan said, are being treated on a day-to-day basis.
A choice might be made later this week as as to if defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos (knee), safety Talanoa Hufanga (knee) and linebacker Dee Winters (ankle) might be available for the sport against Minnesota, Shanahan said.
Williams holds on
Left tackle Trent Williams played 70 of 72 snaps after missing all of coaching camp and participating in just 4 practices before games. Shanahan was curious to see how Williams would do, but wasn't surprised by the top result.
“You never know how someone is going to come back when you haven't seen them for so long,” Shanahan said. “But watching him practice on Monday and seeing how he was on Wednesday was a good sign that he was going to be OK.”
Williams said afterward he was in “uncharted territory” and needed two infusions to get through it, but he didn't expect any problems until Week 2 in Minnesota.
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