Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Friday, November 29th, 2024
49ers’ Christian McCaffrey, fighting to regain form, wouldn’t mind another blizzard (paywall)
“When I was 7, we had a ‘Super Bowl’ at the lower field at Regis Jesuit High School,” McCaffrey said. “It was a blizzard. And we beat Cherry Creek — the Cherry Creek Bruins — in double overtime on a last-second play.”
McCaffrey was just getting warmed up. Playing linebacker for the Parker Hawks — “Mike” linebacker, McCaffrey said — he secured the title by tipping a trick-play pass, a deflection that, in his memory, kicked off a wild celebration.
“It felt like you were playing in front of 70,000 — there were probably 12 people there,” McCaffrey said, laughing. “All the parents stormed the field. I actually remember crying at that game. I think that’s when I decided I wanted to play football.”
The story of how McCaffrey’s unique passion for the game was ignited in 2003 helps explain his current frustration after his first three games in 2024.”
49ers-Bills practice report: Purdy limited again; Williams, Bosa sit
“Purdy has not gone through a full practice since sustaining an unspecified right shoulder injury in the 49ers’ Week 11 game against the Seattle Seahawks on Nov. 17.”