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In case you performed fantasy soccer this 12 months, there’s a very good likelihood that San Francisco 49ers working again Christian McCaffrey went first-overall in your draft. If he wasn’t chosen with the highest choose, his precise choice was within the subsequent few picks, certainly.
However, should you have been the unfortunate one who ended up taking Christian McCaffrey early in your draft, the information late Friday afternoon concerning his well being isn’t good and will break your fantasy soccer season.
Christian McCaffrey was thought of fairly wholesome per week in the past at the moment. Positive, he had some bumps and bruises, most notably to his calf. However, he scratched an hour or so earlier than the workforce’s opening win towards the Jets on Monday Night time Soccer, and stories have been on the time that he may miss Week 2, as properly.
Not solely was it introduced on Friday that he’s going to overlook Week 2’s recreation on the street towards the Minnesota Vikings, however he may very well be out much more than simply Week 2.
“49ers coach Kyle Shanahan says that RB Christian McCaffrey had his worst day well being sensible yesterday by way of ache. IR is now into account, which might imply lacking at the least the following 4 video games,” Nick Wagoner reported on Twitter.
The NFL does have retroactive injured reserve, which implies that the minimal of 4 video games a participant should miss if positioned on IR wouldn’t begin if/when he’s formally positioned on IR, however would begin with Week 1. So, in the event that they do put Christian McCaffrey, that implies that he wouldn’t be eligible to come back again till Week 5 on the earliest. The 49ers host the Arizona Cardinals that week.
For fantasy homeowners, when you have Christian McCaffrey it probably means you didn’t choose once more till the top of the 2nd spherical in a snake draft. In an public sale draft you probably spent as much as 25%+ of your total finances on the famous person working again. Not having that participant for 4 weeks may imply an 0-4 begin that places you properly behind the 8-ball for making the playoffs.
Hopefully, McCaffrey can keep away from the IR for this calf pressure. However, it doesn’t sound good.
If, for some motive, McCaffrey’s backup Jordan Mason isn’t owned in your league, now could be the time to select him up.
