Christian McCaffrey's injury absence has more nuance than meets the eye

When is a hold in not a hold in, but still kind of a hold in? 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, who has missed more than a week of practice due to unspecified "tightness," officially isn't refusing to practice in order to get a contract adjustment following the recent market-setting deals signed by Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs. That's what coach Kyle Shanahan said on Tuesday.

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