Christian McCaffrey
NFL Injury Report

Christian McCaffrey Injury Status

San Francisco 49ers • RB
Latest Injury Status
questionable
Q

McCaffrey returned to practice and participated in team drills Sunday after he had been sitting out with general "tightness" of late. The 30-year-old running back added Sunday that the media attention around his absence was a "firestorm" and that his plan all along was 8-to-10 practices to ramp up, a break and then another ramp up in advance of Week 1, according to Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area. McCaffrey recorded a career-high 311 carries for 1,202 yards and 10 touchdowns across 17 regular-season games last year. San Francisco will open the 2026 campaign versus the Rams on Thursday, Sept. 10.

Injury Details

Body Part
Undisclosed
Location
Other
Side
Not Specified
Expected Return
Sep 10, 2026

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Christian McCaffrey Injury History

August 30, 2026
questionable • Undisclosed
Not Specified
McCaffrey (undisclosed) said Sunday that he always planned to take a break during training camp and then "ramp back up," Vic Tafur of The Athletic reports.
August 23, 2026
questionable • Undisclosed
Not Specified
McCaffrey (undisclosed) was in uniform for Sunday's practice but did not participate in team drills, Vic Tafur of The Athletic reports.
August 23, 2026
questionable • Undisclosed
Not Specified
McCaffrey (undisclosed) will not play in Thursday night's preseason game against the Chargers, David Lombardi of SFStandard.com reports.
August 21, 2026
questionable • Undisclosed
Not Specified
questionable
August 19, 2026
active • Undisclosed
Not Specified
Coach Kyle Shanahan said McCaffrey (undisclosed) would've practiced Tuesday if the 49ers hadn't been in a joint session with the Chargers, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
August 18, 2026
active
McCaffrey is dealing with "tightness," but it doesn't seem to be an issue to worry about, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
August 18, 2026
active
McCaffrey (undisclosed) remained sidelined during practice Saturday, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

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