SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers star working again Christian McCaffrey won’t want surgical procedure on his injured proper knee however he’ll miss the remainder of the common season.
Coach Kyle Shanahan stated Monday that McCaffrey will likely be out at the least six weeks after injuring his posterior cruciate ligament in a loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday evening. McCaffrey will likely be positioned on injured reserve for the second time this season after beforehand lacking the primary eight video games with Achilles tendinitis.
“I simply really feel for him,” Shanahan stated. “It was an actual irritating yr for him. He labored his ass off to get again so far and I feel he was actually feeling good and about to take off and simply had that actual unlucky harm final evening. I do know he’s as crushed as anybody, however he’ll get by this. He’s a hell of a participant, a hell of an individual and an unbelievable 49er. He’ll be again stronger than ever subsequent yr to assist us.”
San Francisco (5-7) sits alone in final place within the NFC West standings, two wins behind division-leading Seattle, and in jeopardy of lacking the playoffs a yr after shedding to Kansas City within the Super Bowl.
The 49ers additionally misplaced McCaffrey’s backup to an harm with Jordan Mason additionally set to go on injured reserve after struggling a excessive ankle sprain within the sport towards the Bills.
It has been a irritating season for McCaffrey, who gained the 2023 AP Offensive Player of the Year then signed a profitable contract extension within the offseason.
McCaffrey injured his Achilles tendon early in coaching camp and missed the primary eight video games of the season. He rushed for simply 149 yards on 43 carries in his first three video games again as he struggled to get again to type.
He regarded significantly better early Sunday evening with seven carries for 53 yards, together with a 19-yarder that was his longest of the season. He appeared to harm his knee on an 18-yard run within the second quarter. He then went down instantly on his subsequent keep it up a sweep to the left on a snow-slicked area for a 5-yard loss.
Mason had performed properly as McCaffrey’s substitute, speeding for 789 yards and averaging 5.2 yards per carry this season.
San Francisco will now flip to rookie Isaac Guerendo and promote Patrick Taylor from the observe squad. Shanahan stated the crew may even look so as to add one other working again to the combo.
In different harm information from the sport, defensive lineman Kevin Givens tore his pectoral muscle and will likely be out for the remainder of the season.
Shanahan stated cornerback Deommodore Lenoir ought to be again at observe Wednesday after lacking the sport with a knee harm and that stars Nick Bosa (hip, indirect) and Trent Williams (ankle) will likely be evaluated because the week goes on.
Bosa and Williams have each missed the final two video games. Williams has additionally been coping with household tragedy as his spouse introduced on Instagram that she gave start to stillborn Trenton O’Brien Williams Jr. on Nov. 24. Sondra Williams additionally wrote that she was initially pregnant with twins and misplaced the opposite little one earlier within the being pregnant.
Shanahan stated Williams frolicked together with his household final week however is attempting to get again to play.
“He was there on the hospital along with her and received to satisfy him and say bye,” Shanahan stated. “Then he needed to cremate him on Friday. So he’s been coping with that and he’s working by it. We’re all simply attempting to be there for him by all of it.”
NOTES: OL Aaron Banks and DT Jordan Elliott stay within the concussion protocol. … LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (knee) is daily. … LB Dre Greenlaw will get extra work this week after his observe window was opened final week for the primary time since he tore his Achilles within the Super Bowl. … S Talanoa Hufanga (wrist) may have his IR observe window opened this week.
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