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Calf injury to keep 49ers' Christian McCaffrey out for preseason - ESPN

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Given his status as a veteran and one of the team's best players, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey was always unlikely to play much, if at all, in the preseason.

If there was a chance for that, however, it no longer exists. McCaffrey did not participate in practice Tuesday after missing the team portion of drills Sunday because of a strained calf.

Coach Kyle Shanahan said McCaffrey is likely to miss a couple weeks of practice and is all but certain to miss the team's three exhibition games. «He did it a couple days ago,» Shanahan said. «It's all right.

He didn't pull it or anything, but you guys probably won't see him this preseason.» A two-week timeline would give McCaffrey, the NFL's reigning Offensive Player of the Year, plenty of time to return to practice before the Sept.

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