San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey told reporters on Wednesday in the locker room that he has the mindset that he's playing this upcoming Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
McCaffrey went out of his way to say, "I'm not lying." Once he added that caveat and explained why he was thinking in those terms, it seemed that the reigning Offensive Player of the Year knows he's closer to doubtful than suiting up in Week 2.
Before the 49ers took the practice field and Kyle Shanahan spoke to the media, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported on Good Morning Football that McCaffrey is a long shot for Week 2: "It feels to me, just taking stock of the situation, talking to people involved, that Christian McCaffrey is a long shot to play this week against the Minnesota Vikings.