By the time Christian McCaffrey takes the field on Sept. 7 for the San Francisco 49ers' Week 1 matchup with the rival Seattle Seahawks, it will have been more than nine months since he took an actual game snap, his last non-practice action coming last Dec. 1 against the Buffalo Bills.
And seeing how the three-time Pro Bowler missed the entirety of the 2024 preseason and left that matchup against the Bills in the second quarter, he's only played three and a half games since the Niners' loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 58, which took place on Feb.