SEATTLE — Christian McCaffrey insisted Thursday’s calf subject was “nothing serious,” and the 49ers comply with the purpose they’ll play him in right this moment’s season opener at Seattle.
Brian Robinson Jr. and Isaac Guerendo are McCaffrey’s backups. Rookie Jordan James’s finger damage positioned him on the pregame inactive checklist.
McCaffrey got here out of the 49ers’ locker room two hours earlier than kickoff and did leg-activation workouts for some half-hour. He was then greeted by former Carolina Panthers teammate, Greg Olsen, who’s working as a Fox Sports activities analyst for this sport.
He left Thursday’s workforce drills due to a calf subject, and after conditioning on the facet in Friday’s walk-through, he insisted his calf was “nothing serious.” A 12 months in the past, nevertheless, a calf pressure advanced into bilateral Achilles tendinitis and saved him out for the primary eight video games.
“I feel great about where I’m at,” McCaffrey stated Friday at his locker. “Unfortunately, when you have an injury history that I have, you know, sometimes when you don’t practice, things get blown out of proportion, but like I said, I feel great.”
And he feels he should seize no matter openings the Seahawks’ protection affords.
“It starts with taking care of the ball, and just as runners, if there is a lane, you have to hit it. They flow to the ball really well, all 11 guys do,” McCaffrey stated. “It’s about maximizing the opportunities when they come, take what they give you.”
McCaffrey performed solely 4 video games final season earlier than a posterior cruciate ligament tear saved him out the ultimate 5 video games. He ran for over 100 yards in every of his previous two journeys to Seattle, dashing for 3 touchdowns mixed in these 2022 and ’23 victories.
MARTIN INACTIVE
Rookie linebacker Nick Martin, a third-round draft choose, is inactive, as are James, broad receiver Jordan Watkins, defensive finish Robert Beal Jr., defensive deal with Jordan Jefferson, and offensive linemen Austen Pleasants and Drew Moss.
With Martin down, the linebacker corps options Fred Warner, Dee Winters, Luke Gifford, Tatum Bethune and Curtis Robinson, the latter of whom was activated Saturday off the observe squad for his special-teams contributions.
SAFETY DEBUT
Marques Sigle, a fifth-round draft choose, will grow to be the primary 49ers’ rookie security to begin an opener since Eric Reid in 2013, NBC Sports activities Bay Space’s Matt Maiocco first reported. Sigle began all three preseason video games, alternating as a tandem with incumbent Ji’Ayir Brown and newcomer Jason Pinnock.
YGM FAST-TRACKED
Defensive lineman Yetur Gross-Matos is energetic regardless of barely working towards, basically taking part in restricted periods Monday and Thursday after coming off the Bodily Unable to Carry out checklist Aug. 26.
SEAHAWKS INACTIVES
Dominated out for the Seahawks: broad receivers Jake Bobo and Dareke Younger; tight finish Nick Kallerup; and, linebackers Uchenna Nwosu, Jared Ivey and Connor O’Toole.
Initially Revealed: September 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM PDT
