One of the NFL's official slogan goes like this: "Football is family."And, at times, the NFL has to protect the family.That's the best way to explain the league's statement, dumped into the late Friday afternoon news cycle, regarding the 49ers' mishandling of running back Christian McCaffrey's injury status for Week 1.To summarize, the 49ers listed McCaffrey as questionable on Saturday with a calf and Achilles injury. He was never downgraded. On Monday, ninety minutes before kickoff, his name appeared on the list of inactive players.After running back Jordan Mason let the cat out of the bag following his 28-carry performance in place of McCaffrey, PFT asked the league about the situation. The comment was, "No comment."Here's today's comment from the league: "We looked into the 49ers' reporting of the playing status of Christian McCaffrey for the team's Monday night game against the New York Jets. We have found no evidence of a violation of the league's Injury Report Policy in this matter."If they found no evidence, they weren't looking very hard. Which is no surprise. The league has no interest in exposing this type of misconduct by teams, not in a world of widespread legalized...
NFL finds no violation in 49ers’ concealment of Christian McCaffrey’s status
Sep 13, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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