49ers news: Christian McCaffrey could miss a few months after the trip to Germany

The San Francisco 49ers haven’t had Christian McCaffrey on the field in three games. Their offense continues to be productive and even explosive in many ways. But they are no longer the same electrical unit as they were in 2023.

Jordan Mason was a revelation. He ranks among the league’s leaders in every meaningful statistical category, including first in yards after contact.

But he is not a CMC.

Through three games, about 20 percent of Mason’s runs have traveled more than 15 yards – which is pretty good and in the top 20.

Last year, on 400 carriers34.5 percent of McCaffrey’s runs went for 15 yards. More than one in three of McCaffrey’s touches went for at least 15 yards.

This number is still out of context when considering McCaffrey’s winnings of 65, 51, multiple 25+, 72, 39, etc. Not only does he turn the field over, but McCaffrey has actually scored on several of them. Not to mention he had a boatload of receptions that were more than 15 yards away.

On Wednesday, Kyle Shanahan said he had not spoken to McCaffrey and had not received any updates. Shanahan said, “I wouldn’t know” when asked if there was a chance McCaffrey wouldn’t play this season.

According to Eric Branch of The San Francisco Chronicle, the 49ers will have to wait longer than expected for McCaffrey’s return. Eric spoke to Dr. Kenton Fibel, the medical director of the Anaheim Ducks, where he specializes in orthobiology:

McCaffrey’s visit, Fibel said, suggests he has a more serious injury, perhaps a problem involving microscopic tears in the tendon that has not responded well to initial treatments and will not improve with rest within a few weeks. Given the condition of the Achilles tendon, a weight-bearing tendon, Fibel said McCaffrey would likely be sidelined for at least a month and “probably closer to a few months” if he were to undergo orthobiological surgery.

“I think it suggests more that it’s an injury that they think they’re going to need a little bit more to promote his healing, which could take weeks or a few months rather than a week or two.” said Fibel, a sports medicine physician at Cedars. Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles. “Here it could be that you realize that the pathology is a little more serious and you reserve a way to allow him to return this season, even if it takes a month or two, because he needs a longer recovery.”

If you look at the 49ers schedule and assume that Dr.