Christian McCaffrey sat out practice with 'tightness,' according to Vic Tafur of The Athletic. Fantasy managers have reason to notice it, but the 49ers are not concerned.
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49ers offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak insists the recent practice absence was the team managing its veteran RB, rather than anything more serious.
McCaffrey entered last season with plenty of injury concern but still played a full season, plus two playoff games. The injury history is extensive, but he's now played three full seasons in four years with San Francisco.
McCaffrey finished as the clear top-scoring fantasy RB last season with 24.2 fantasy points per game (PPG), which outscored Bijan Robinson, the second-highest fantasy RB finisher, by 2.6 PPG.
While he’s entering his age-30 season and we’re getting “tightness” reports from practice, the expectation should remain that he’s a top-scoring RB when Week 1 starts.
