The 49ers received encouraging injury updates on Christian McCaffrey and Nick Bosa, while Kyle Shanahan addressed Mike Evans, Christian Kirk and Mykel Williams.

The San Francisco 49ers are heading into their second preseason game on Aug. 20 against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium, with training camp also ongoing. A key focus of the team has been the injuries,

Christian McCaffrey isn't quite 100 percent right now. San Francisco 49ers fans have lived through this before.

Running back Christian McCaffrey is being held out of 49ers practices because, well, he is Christian McCaffrey. McCaffrey has been out of practice since Aug. 10 with what the team describes as “tightness.

As Christian McCaffrey continues to battle offseason injuries, some are starting to wonder if his absence has less to do with pain and more to do with money.

Unconcerned by Christian McCaffrey’s continued absence, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan liked what he saw from rookie running back Kaelon Black’s return at Tuesday’s joint practice against the Chargers.

Christian McCaffrey doesn’t abide by most aging patterns that mere mortals have throughout the history of the NFL. San Francisco’s bell cow is coming off of a huge fantasy football season and projects to again be featured in a major way.