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McCaffrey joins wide receiver Deebo Samuel and
left tackle Trent Williams as injured 49ers players who may be
back sooner than expected.
NBC Sports Bay Area reported that McCaffrey's injury has to do
with pain tolerance more than anything else, leaving open the
possibility that he, Samuel and Williams don't miss any time for
San Francisco (5-1).
McCaffrey, Samuel (shoulder) and Williams (ankle) all came away
with injuries in Sunday's 19-17 road loss to the Cleveland
Browns -- San Francisco's first defeat of the season.
Williams' ankle injury is not a high ankle sprain, coach Kyle
Shanahan said. Samuel was hit on the shoulder while running a
jet sweep on the Niners' first play from scrimmage.
As of Monday, the 49ers had been waiting for more imaging to
come back on McCaffrey before determining a course of action.
McCaffrey leads the NFL in rushing with 553 yards despite being
held to 43 yards on 11 carries before exiting the Browns game.
He also has nine touchdowns (seven rushing, two receiving)
through six games.
--Field Level Media
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