Shanahan Dismisses McCaffrey Holdout Rumors Amid Injury

Christian McCaffrey has missed several practices due to 'tightness.' While unsourced speculation suggested he was holding out for a new contract extension—comparing his situation to recent deals for Bijan Robinson, Jonathan Taylor, and Jahmyr Gibbs—head coach Kyle Shanahan explicitly dismissed these claims. Shanahan stated that such assumptions are wrong, clarifying that the absence is injury-related rather than a contract dispute.