San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey could have played in the 49ers’ opener if it had been a playoff game but the team held him out to make sure his Achilles tendinitis didn’t become a more serious issue
San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey could have played in the 49ers' opener if it had been a playoff game but the team held him out to make sure his Achilles tendinitis didn't become a more serious issue. The decision to hold McCaffrey out of Monday night's 32-19 win over the New York Jets came as a surprise to many and upset many fantasy football players who had taken the star running back with one of the top picks in their drafts.
A league spokesman declined to comment Tuesday on the specifics of McCaffrey's situation. Shanahan said Tuesday that McCaffrey is still day to day but that the decision to sit him during the opener was an easy one. McCaffrey got injured early in training camp and missed four weeks of practice before returning to the field last week. 'The Achilles is tendinitis and that stuff comes and goes.' Shanahan said.
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