Running back Christian McCaffrey said his calf is feeling better and won’t keep him out of the 49ers’ season opener Monday night against the New York Jets.
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey participates in a practice on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in Santa Clara, Calif. SANTA CLARA — Christian McCaffrey insisted Friday his calf is feeling “much better” and his Achilles is “not a concern for me,” even though he’s remained limited in this week’s practices leading into the 49ers’ season opener Monday night.
Regardless, McCaffrey will share the spotlight with another running back, and we’re not talking about Jets’ counterpart Breece Hall, all due respect to Brock Purdy’s former Iowa State teammate. At halftime, the 49ers will hold a ceremony honoring Frank Gore, their all-time rushing leader who is being formally inducted Sunday night into the
McCaffrey did recall those “cool compliments” and said they meant a lot “hearing it from someone like that.” “Trent is Trent and continues to be Trent,” offensive line coach Chris Foerster said. “Getting guys ready to play, there’s that push and pull of playing full speed with somebody shoving on you. That got him a little bit . But today he seemed much better and tomorrow he’ll continue to push himself and see how it goes.”
“Absolutely he’s going to play this year,” Lynch said Friday morning on KNBR 680-AM. “We’re going to give him the time to do it when right for him and that’s physically, mentally and emotionally. But he’s doing well.”49ers happy Ricky Pearsall around teammates ahead of season opener
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