It’s been an interesting week for San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, who has found himself on and off the injury report.
McCaffrey took his usual veteran rest day on Wednesday and did not participate. He was a limited participant on Thursday with an illness, but was bumped up to a full participant on Friday and was cleared with no injury designation on the injury report heading into Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans.
Well, on Saturday, the 49ers added McCaffrey to the injury report again with a back issue. He is now listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game.
Being listed as a full participant on Friday, McCaffrey either must have felt the issue after practice yesterday or this morning before reporting it. He has yet to miss a game for San Francisco this season, and it’s the first time he’s popped up with a designation since being questionable with a calf injury in Week 1.
So far this season, McCaffrey is third in the NFL in carries (237) and 13th in rushing yards (849), while scoring eight rushing touchdowns in 13 games. He’s also fifth in the NFL in receptions (85), top-20 in receiving yards (806), and is tied with George Kittle for the lead in receiving touchdowns on the 49ers (5).
While it’s unclear the severity of the back issue, we’ll see if the 49ers look to hold McCaffrey out as a precaution against the 2-11 Titans or if he’ll be a full go at game time on Sunday.
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