San Francisco 49ers star Christian McCaffrey may lastly be on the verge of creating his season debut.
The 49ers introduced on Monday that they’ve opened McCaffrey’s 21-day follow window. McCaffrey was then noticed on the follow discipline going via some gentle work:
The Niners had beforehand indicated that McCaffrey may return to action following their Week 9 bye, and the All-Professional operating again is now on schedule to just do that. McCaffrey could play when the 49ers journey to Tampa to tackle the Buccaneers this week.
McCaffrey has not performed this season as a consequence of Achilles tendonitis, possibly in both of his legs. The 49ers may have him greater than ever now that one in every of their different high playmakers is out for the season with a knee injury.
In his first full season with the 49ers final yr, McCaffrey rushed for a career-high 1,459 yards and averaged 5.4 yards per carry. He additionally had 564 receiving yards and scored 21 whole touchdowns.
Whereas San Francisco’s operating sport has been nice with Jordan Mason throughout McCaffrey’s absence, a wholesome McCaffrey may make a large distinction for the Niners over the second half of the season.