With the joint practices in Las Vegas beginning on Thursday, Kyle Shanahan stated the starters won’t play much, if at all. Elijah Mitchell wouldn’t be available regardless while nursing another injury during training camp.
The buzz around training camp is Tyrion Davis-Price has taken a leap in his second year out of LSU. This is the best-case scenario with the number of injuries the 49ers’ running backs have sustained in past years. Christian McCaffrey played in all 17 games in 2022, but it’s widely known that as important as he is, it is more important to keep him fresh and have backups to spell him.