Suddenly, the 49ers don't know when Christian McCaffrey will return from his Achilles' strain. When he injured it in August, the 49ers called it a calf strain. Didn't say anything about McCaffrey's Achilles.
When he injured it in August, the 49ers called it a calf strain. Didn't say anything about McCaffrey's Achilles. And he said the only reason he skipped the preseason games is because they didn't count. If it were the regular season, he said would have been healthy enough to play.Are the 49ers concerned that his Achilles injury could linger? Here's what Shanahan said after the 49ers beat the Jets courtesy of the 49ers p.r. department.
Q: With the next two games on artificial surfaces, will that play a factor into what you do with Christian? Particularly, the last time you played on artificial surfaces?
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