The San Francisco 49ers returned to practice on Wednesday, and so will Christian McCaffrey — in a limited fashion. Should it be viewed as a positive sign that McCaffrey is limited and not entirely out of practice? Head coach Kyle Shanahan said, “I’m not a doctor, either, but I take that as a positive.”
Some fans believe the best thing for McCaffrey is to place him on the Injured Reserve List. That way, his calf/Achilles injury no longer lingers. But Shanahan isn’t thinking in those terms:
“No, I’ve never considered that. I was considering him to play last week, so I’m definitely not thinking of four weeks off.