"I'm focused on this week and playing Seattle on Sunday."

That's what 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey told reporters Friday after he missed practice with a calf injury and was listed as questionable for Week 1 against the Seahawks on Sunday.

Now let's flashback to Sept. 6, 2024 -- almost a year ago to the day. After sitting out most of training camp with what was called a calf injury, he was listed as questionable for the season opener against the Jets . McCaffrey brushed it off, saying the injury was "not a concern for me."

Things escalated very quickly from there. We then learned McCaffrey was dealing with bilateral Achilles tendinitis, which landed him on injured reserve. The injury was so significant that McCaffrey took a trip to Germany to see a specialist. He re

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