49ers news: Christian McCaffrey makes 'fresh' admission after return from mystery injury |

08/23/2026 03:46 PM - San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey returned to practice after nearly two weeks away and explained that his absence was part of a larger plan to manage his workload, amid speculation that his absences were a contractual hold-in. “Obviously when you don’t practice, the way the media works now it’s a firestorm,” the 30-year-old […]