In a season where running backs are thriving in the NFL, the 49ers hope to get Christian McCaffrey back on track.

Since returning from an Achilles tendinitis issue, Christian McCaffrey has dominated the San Francisco 49ers' backfield, playing 88% of the offensive

Even after Christian McCaffrey’s return to the field, the story surrounding his Achilles injury and the impact it’s having on the field isn’t lining up, whether it’s the story from him or the San Francisco 49ers.

Christian McCaffrey has been inefficient in his three games played since dealing with Achilles tendinitis. He doesn't look anywhere close to the player that he

Don’t expect the San Francisco 49ers to take their foot off the gas in their usage of running back Christian McCaffrey. McCaffrey returned in Week 10 after missing the first nine weeks to work through Achilles tendinitis. It stood to reason that his usage might start slow and then ramp up.

For a majority of the 2024 NFL season, the San Francisco 49ers have had to adjust to life without star running back Christian McCaffrey, who was sidelined until

Following his return on Monday, San Francisco has 21 days to decide whether to activate McCaffrey to its active roster. The team has not yet made a public decision, and the running back's status is still up in the air for the 49ers' Week 10 clash with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Christian McCaffrey is deadly serious about his 9-to-5 job — head coach Kyle Shanahan calls him “a psycho in the best way possible” — but he loosens up with reporters when the topic isn’t tied to his NFL career.