Jordan Mason was the man of the hour on Monday night after stepping in for the San Francisco 49ers in their season opener against the New York Jets due to the absence of Christian McCaffrey.
Mason dominated the field, scoring 147 rushing yards and a touchdown on 28 carries, and earned the starting spot after McCaffrey was sidelined with a calf injury.
While NFL fans didn’t know until shortly before kickoff on Monday that McCaffrey would not play, Mason revealed to ESPN’s Lisa Salters that he already knew on Friday that he would be in the starting lineup for the first time.
So Jordan Mason knew he was starting on Friday?? đ§ pic.twitter.com/gg1cosNZoi
â CJ Fogler’s account may or may not be noteworthy (@cjzero) 10 September 2024
This admission from Mason has stunned football fans. The 49ers were tight-lipped about McCaffrey’s availability before the game, even though the star running back was listed as questionable after not playing in the preseason. McCaffrey’s absence had a significant impact on fantasy football managers and sports bettors, many of whom were banking on a big performance from the 28-year-old.
After Mason announced that he had known for several days that he would be the team’s starting running back for Monday’s game, fans couldn’t help but vent their frustration.
Christian McCaffreyâs Fantasy Owners Hear Jordan Mason Say @saltersl that he knew he would start tonightâŚFriday. pic.twitter.com/rAwwohDcrk
â Rich Eisen (@richeisen) 10 September 2024
Um, Jordan Mason just said he found out he’s starting Friday nightâŚâŚ..
â Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) 10 September 2024
I don’t think Jordan Mason should say that he knew he was on the starting line since Friday night
â Liam Blutman (@Blutman27) 10 September 2024
Jordan Mason knew he was starting FRIDAY NIGHT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
â Matthew Perry (@ReallyMattPerry) 10 September 2024
Jordan Mason said a little more here than Shanahan and the NFL would have liked.
The fact that he knew he was the starter on Friday night and we were told CMC wasn’t expected to start until two hours before kickoff is crazy.
â TheOfficeBettor (@The_Office_Bets) 10 September 2024
Jordan Mason said it reluctantly, but he told National TV that he learned on Friday night that he would be starting in place of Christian McCaffrey.
The NFL has a problem with injury disclosure. Teams can lie, conceal, or misrepresent as much as they want.
â Scott Pianowski (@scott_pianowski) 10 September 2024
Jordan Mason just told Lisa Salters that he found out he might start on “Friday…maybe Friday night.”
Christian McCaffrey’s fantasy owners are outraged
â Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) 10 September 2024
