While it’s certainly a positive that the reigning Offensive Player of the Year is back in their lineup, the club now has to navigate managing his injury. Part of that will likely be limited practice work and plenty of appearances for McCaffrey on the practice participation report as a result.

McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel and Jauan Jennings were all on the practice field Wednesday, though none of them practiced in full.

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey appears to be on track for a return after missing the first eight games due to Achilles tendinitis.

Christian McCaffrey wasn't eased back into action when he made his return to the field on Sunday afternoon against the Buccaneers

In some ways, Christian McCaffrey's return to the San Francisco 49ers' lineup on Sunday was nothing new. Through his first seven NFL seasons, McCaffrey has seen and done nearly everything a player can experience,

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan joined Bay Area radio station KNBR on Thursday afternoon, where he was asked about the status of running