49ers' Christian McCaffrey dealing with Achilles tendinitis in both legs as injury news gets worse

Things are adjacent much bleak for San Francisco 49ers prima moving backmost Christian McCaffrey. 

Head manager Kyle Shanahan confirmed that McCaffrey is dealing with Achilles tendinitis successful some of his legs — not conscionable one, per ESPN.

ESPN's Adam Schefter adds that Shanahan said he's "experienced bilateral achilles tendinitis for immoderate time, but that the information is much concentrated successful 1 limb than the other." 

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San Francisco 49ers moving backmost Christian McCaffrey (23) watches injured from the sidelines successful the 2nd 4th against the New York Jets astatine Levi's Stadium.  (David Gonzales-Imagn Images)

NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco reported this quality connected Sunday connected the "49ers Talk Podcast."

As Schefter points out, this throws an adjacent bigger wrench successful the 49ers’ plans to person McCaffrey play this year, arsenic it was ever expected to beryllium conscionable 1 Achilles tendinitis issue. 

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Now, it’s unclear if McCaffrey has really been dealing with some of his legs affected by the ailment each offseason, oregon if this is simply a caller wounded that occurred successful caller weeks. 

Either way, it’s not a spot the dynamic moving backmost wants to beryllium arsenic the 49ers pursuit redemption aft losing successful the Super Bowl to the Kansas City Chiefs past season. 

Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers runs the shot for a touchdown successful the 2nd 4th against the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LVIII astatine Allegiant Stadium connected February 11, 2024 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

The 49ers person said they person nary intentions to unreserved McCaffrey backmost this year, particularly with his backup, Jordan Mason, performing precise good since taking implicit the starting role. 

Head manager Kyle Shanahan did notation that it’s the 49ers’ program to person McCaffrey statesman carnal therapy this week, and they anticipation to summation his workload until helium is acceptable to beryllium activated disconnected the Injured Reserve. 

This came aft McCaffrey went to Germany to spot an Achilles specializer for his injury. That brought astir much doubt, and present determination is this study astir a 2nd injury. 

So, 49ers fans, and McCaffrey phantasy squad owners, are not getting the affirmative developments they privation to perceive erstwhile reports astir him travel up. 

Running backmost Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers during the NFL crippled astatine State Farm Stadium connected December 17, 2023 successful Glendale, Arizona. The 49ers defeated the Cardinals 45-29.   (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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Mason has been producing down the enactment McCaffrey usually thrives with, arsenic helium has the second-most rushing yards successful the league with 447 done 4 games. 

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