The 49ers are depending heavily on Christian McCaffrey, but having him healthy as possible late in the season should be a primary goal.
SANTA CLARA — Take it from someone who has no expertise in athletic medicine or specific knowledge of what is ailing Christian McCaffrey:
But a Week 7 game against the Vikings, even should the 49ers lose, wouldn’t necessarily have any impact on their goal of playing Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. Going into the Cleveland game, McCaffrey was on pace for 404 touches rushing and receiving — one more than he had in 2019 with Carolina when he joined Roger Craig and Marshall Faulk as the lone backs to have 1,000-1,000 seasons in NFL history.
Plus there’s always George Kittle, Brandon Aiyuk and Jauan Jennings in the passing game, giving Shanahan plenty of options to spread the ball around through quarterback Brock Purdy if McCaffrey were to be put on ice. “That’s always the toughest thing because you never want to put someone at a huge jeopardy to make it worse,” Shanahan said.
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