{"id":482004,"date":"2025-12-31T08:45:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T08:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/482004\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T08:45:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T08:45:10","slug":"49ers-news-christian-mccaffrey-has-a-stiff-back-george-kittle-will-be-limited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/482004\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers news: Christian McCaffrey has a \u2018stiff\u2019 back; George Kittle will be limited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Here is the San Francisco 49ers\u2019 first injury report of the week with a Saturday game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Starting with the players who won\u2019t practice:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Trent Williams (hamstring)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Christian McCaffrey (back)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ricky Pearsall (knee\/ankle)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Kyle Shanahan said cornerback Renardo Green will practice in full after missing the previous two weeks with a neck injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">McCaffrey was getting his back looked at during the game on Sunday night. Shanahan said McCaffrey\u2019s back is stiff. Shanahan said McCaffrey has been battling a back injury up to the game as of two weeks ago. So, the Titans game: \u201cI know he battled it hard that week. Hadn\u2019t heard about it since. So, it might have stiffened up since. I know it was sore from Sunday night. That\u2019s why we got him on here today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">As for Trent Williams, \u201cWe\u2019re not sure how long. Giving it a shot for this week. So, we\u2019ll see.\u201d Shanahan said Austen Pleasants, Williams\u2019 replacement, played \u201cgood enough for us to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">With a short week and a quick turnaround, it\u2019s safe to say the 49ers won\u2019t have very physical practices this week. The team isn\u2019t practicing until 5 p.m. PT on Tuesday and Wednesday. Part of that is to get the body clock right for a primetime game on Saturday. The other reason is to squeeze as much sleep recovery and treatment in as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Shanahan said they are having to change quite a bit of the routine this week due to the Saturday schedule, from allowing players to arrive later to cutting some meeting time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">When Shanahan was asked if we can assume Kittle would play this week because he\u2019s listed as limited, Shanahan said, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t assume that. We\u2019re barely moving today. It\u2019s a walkthrough, so the short week we got, we won\u2019t really do much all week.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here is the San Francisco 49ers\u2019 first injury report of the week with a Saturday game. 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