Rapoport believes 49ers’ McCaffrey has little chance of playing against the Vikings Originally appeared in NBC Bay Area Sports
It’s looking increasingly likely that 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey will miss a second straight game to open the 2024 NFL season.
After being surprisingly eliminated hours before San Francisco wins in week 1 about the New York Jets on “Monday Night Football” at Levi’s Stadium with Achilles tendonitisIt appears McCaffrey could miss the 49ers’ Week 2 game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.
NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport joined “Good Morning Football” on Wednesday morning and provided a less-than-encouraging update on McCaffrey based on the information he’s gathered.
“‘If he was on the field’ is the big question right now for Christian McCaffrey and it seems to me, just taking stock of the situation, talking to the people involved, that Christian McCaffrey has a slim chance of playing this week against the Minnesota Vikings,” Rapoport said.
Since joining the 49ers in a blockbuster trade with the Carolina Panthers midway through the 2022 season, McCaffrey has been an integral part of coach Kyle Shanahan’s offense.
While the absence of the reigning Offensive Player of the Year would certainly be a huge blow to San Francisco’s game plan against Minnesota, the backup running back Jordan Mason showed against the Jets He is more than capable of replacing his star teammate.
And while McCaffrey has not yet been ruled out for Sunday’s game, it appears Mason could get another chance to show what he can do as the 49ers’ starter.