San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told KNBR on Thursday that he expects all-everything running back Christian McCaffrey — who has been on injured reserve since Sept. 14 with bilateral Achilles tendinitis — to finally return to the field Sunday against the Buccaneers.
“He’s been awesome these last two days,” Shanahan said on the “Tolbert & Copes” show. “Hopefully that continues to go well. I expect to get him out there.”
Assuming there aren’t any setbacks during a light Friday practice and the cross-country flight to Florida, the Niners are expected to activate McCaffrey on Saturday.