San Francisco 49ers star operating again Christian McCaffrey is questionable for Week 1 towards the Seattle Seahawks. Reporters noticed McCaffrey warming up on a facet discipline earlier than the 49ers’ staff walk-through on Friday, however he didn’t formally observe. The information got here lower than 24 hours after he was listed as restricted on the staff’s damage report.
“He is questionable” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned. “Questionable concern. I am not going to say something about Christian or any of our gamers accidents. … (the damage) got here up yesterday.”
The three-time All-Professional operating again had no restrictions at the beginning of the 49ers’ voluntary offseason exercises and took part all through coaching camp and preseason earlier than popping up on the damage report simply days earlier than the 2025 season started.
McCaffrey, 29, comes off a season by which accidents restricted him to only 4 video games. He received NFL Offensive Participant of the Yr honors in 2023. Forward of final yr’s season-opener towards the New York Jets, calf and Achilles accidents restricted McCaffrey in observe earlier than they ultimately dominated him out for Week 1 and past. He went on injured reserve and did not return till Week 10.
San Francisco positioned McCaffrey on IR for the second time after struggling a PCL damage throughout a 35-10 loss to the Buffalo Payments in Week 13, which ended his season. He completed with a career-low 202 dashing yards and didn’t rating a landing.
After buying and selling away backup operating Jordan Mason to the Minnesota Vikings, the 49ers bolstered their operating again room by drafting Jordan James within the fourth spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft out of Oregon. San Francisco additionally traded for former Washington Commanders operating again Brian Robinson Jr, who ran for 799 yards and eight touchdowns whereas averaging 4.3 yards per carry through the 2024 marketing campaign.
The 49ers are 1.5-point street favorites over the Seahawks at FanDuel Sportsbook.
