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The San Francisco 49ers came out of their Week 1 win over the New York Jets without any significant injuries. During a conference call Tuesday morning, head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters that the only injuries were those mentioned in his postgame press conference.
Wide receiver Jauan Jennings is day-to-day due to an ankle injury, while guard Aaron Banks is day-to-day due to a calf bruise.
Christian McCaffrey sat out Monday night with calf and Achilles problems. Shanahan clarified that the running back would have played if it had been a playoff game. He added that McCaffrey’s Achilles problem is tendinitis and the player is day-to-day.
“I thought if it had been a playoff game, he would have played,” Shanahan said. “But it’s not just the calf, it’s the Achilles, and the Achilles is tendinitis, and things like that come and go. And when there are issues, you have to be very careful. Christian is very conscientious about that, and if it had been a playoff game, he made it very clear to me that he believed he could play.”
“But when you hear something like that and it’s not a playoff game but Week 1, and especially when you’re dealing with the lower extremities like that, it was a tough decision, but hearing all the words and stuff made it easier in the long run.”
This week the 49ers begin preparations for their Week 2 game against the Minnesota Vikings.
In addition, Shanahan mentioned that safety Talanoa Hufanga, who returned from an ACL injury last season, will continue to work on his comeback in practice and has a chance to play against the Vikings.
“We won’t make that decision until later in the week, so we hope he has another good week,” Shanahan commented.
The coach also hinted that defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos and linebacker Dee Winters may return to practice this week.
“Today is a big day for them, let’s see how it goes,” Shanahan said. “There’s a chance they can get back to training this week, but that’s not really a sure thing until they do the rehab this afternoon.”
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