San Francisco 49ers fans waiting to see Christian McCaffrey make his 2024 season debut are going to wait at least another week.
Christian McCaffrey ruled out for 49ers-Vikings in NFL Week 2
San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan ruled Christian McCaffrey out for Week 2
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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:
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.
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