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Lynch details 49ers’ simulated bye week ramp-up plan for CMC originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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It appears Christian McCaffrey is nearing his long-awaited 49ers return.
As San Francisco enjoys its much-needed bye week, the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year is hard at work preparing for a potential return in Week 10 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium.
After 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan told local reporters earlier this week the team hopes to open McCaffrey’s 21-day practice window Monday for the team’s bonus practice, president of football operations/general manager John Lynch confirmed as much to Greg Papa on the latest episode of “49ers Game Plan,” while detailing the cautious approach the team has taken with McCaffrey’s ramp-up process this season.
“That’s the hope,” Lynch told Papa about potentially opening McCaffrey’s practice window on Monday. “As we’ve done throughout this whole [process], you listen to the experts, you listen to the athlete, to Christian, more than anything because the athlete, the person, knows their body better than anyone. They can feel what they’re feeling. But I can tell people this, that the rehab has been very positive.
“We had a really good plan to knock this out, so he can go forward and have this behind him. Christian’s work ethic is beyond anything I’ve ever seen, it’s like the Fred Warners, it’s legendary. He’s attacked it like that. I’m real proud of our medical staff, the way they’ve done it.”
Even if McCaffrey does practice Monday, he still would have hurdles to clear throughout the week leading up to the Nov. 10 game against the Bucs before the 49ers would consider activating him.
“And like I said, you need to build volume up, because you don’t just need to run without pain, you’ve got to be able to handle the rigors,” Lynch explained to Papa. “And that’s the hard thing, on…
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Publish date : 2024-11-01 20:33:32
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