Live 49ers updates: Christian McCaffrey active against Titans
Follow along with live updates from the match at the bottom of this story SANTA CLARA Christian McCaffrey will continue his two-pronged assault on a ers playoff berth as well as his quest to become the first participant in NFL history to have two separate seasons of yards rushing and receiving McCaffrey was not among the ers - listed as inactive Sunday before their battle against the Tennessee Titans - at Levi s Stadium Listed as inactive for the ers were wide receiver Jordan Watkins running back Jordan James linebacker Nick Martin linebacker Tatum Bethune defensive lineman Sebastian Valdez defensive lineman Sam Okuayinonu and defensive lineman Jordan Elliott Elliott was a late addition ot the injury description with a knee issue During the week of practice McCaffrey took his usual day off on Wednesday part of the ers plan to keep him as healthy as viable through the season He was limited on Wednesday and was listed as having an illness McCaffrey participated in the Friday walkthrough which is a low-paced practice and then the ers disclosed Saturday he was added to the injury list as questionable with a back injury Entering Week McCaffrey had yards rushing on carries and receptions leaving him yards shy of in rushing and receiving Missing the Tennessee battle would have meant McCaffrey would need yards rushing and receiving against Indianapolis Chicago and Seattle to make him the first player to have two - seasons Roger Craig a senior finalist for the Hall of Fame Class of was the first to do it in rushing receiving and was joined by Faulk rushing receiving in Marshall Faulk was inducted into the Hall of Fame in Both Craig and Faulk reached yards in -game seasons McCaffrey also leads the ers in touchdowns with eight rushing five receiving and in first downs with In his third season in the NFL McCaffrey rushed for yards and caught passes for more in a -game season McCaffrey has touches just shy of the he had in with the ers when he was named the NFL Offensive Participant of the Year His career high is with Carolina in the - season in Listed as inactive for Tennessee are cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis safety Jerrick Reed tackle John Ojukwu guard Drew Moss tackle Dan Moore Sr and defensive tackle Shy Tuttle Big night for Brent Jones Tight end Brent Jones was the subject of a Saturday night event for being named to the ers Hall of Fame and had a pregame press conference with the media in which he tried to put his feelings in perspective We had a spectacular time last night The majority of exciting thing for me was the legends that presented up It was pretty special It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience There were plenty of guys there Jones mentioned Not even time to talk to everybody a quick handshake It was like being at a wedding where you know every person there There were teammates there I hadn t seen for or years Jones recounted catching the last touchdown pass of Joe Montana s career with the ers and years rooming with an anxiety-ridden Steve Young at Young s request He saw his statue which will go in the ers museum for the first time It s pure its intense I think it was a touchdown against the Saints energized and firing the ball and spiking it as hard as I can Jones noted You can feel the emotion in the statue Originally drafted and issued by Pittsburgh in the fifth round of the draft out of Santa Clara Jones was injured in an auto accident and was published during rehab He joined the ers and learned expeditiously he was the eighth tight end on the depth chart Jones wasn t sure where he stood until he went to the cafeteria in Rocklin with several teammates and coach Bill Walsh entered As Walsh walked past he commented Hey Brent keep up the good work Jones without delay called his wife and parents to inform them Bill Walsh knows my name Word came of his induction came in May when he looked at his phone and saw owner Jed York was calling Related Articles From the bubble to the booth ers voice Greg Papa hopeful of broadcasting last two games ers change classification of Brandon Aiyuk s delayed comeback How to watch the ers against the Titans on Sunday ers keys to domination against two-win Tennessee Titans McCaffrey questionable ers Pearsall ready for breakout challenge McCaffrey expected to face Titans Revealed York I d like to speak to the next member of the ers Hall of Fame Jones reaction It buckled me Jones disclosed Usually I m prepared with a quip or something There was supposedly three or four minutes where I stumbled around I was trying to grasp it In seasons with the ers Jones caught passes for yards and touchdowns