CMC has Achilles tendinitis; Shanahan reveals 49ers star’s Week 2 status

SANTA CLARA — Running back Christian McCaffrey informed 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan if it were a playoff game, he would have played Monday night. McCaffrey was held out of the 49ers' Week 1 game against the New York Jets on Monday night with a calf strain and Achilles tendinitis. "That stuff comes and goes," Shanahan said in a conference call with Bay Area reporters on Tuesday. "And when it is acting up, it's something you have to be careful about. Christian is very diligent about that stuff. "If it was a playoff game, he made it very clear to me, he believes he could go." The 49ers took no chances with McCaffrey, who was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year last season. He went through a week of limited practice after missing the majority of training camp with his lower-body issues. He was declared as one of the team's inactive players 90 minutes before kickoff at Levi's Stadium. "It's a tough decision, but hearing all the (opinions) and stuff, in the long run, it made it easy," Shanahan said. The 49ers list McCaffrey as "day to day," as the club begins preparations to return to action at the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday in Week 2. McCaffrey experienced a calf strain last...