San Francisco's season-opening win was marred by controversy.
Just hours before kickoff in Santa Clara, Calif., the 49ers ruled superstar running back Christian McCaffrey out of the contest. San Francisco received 147 yards on the ground from replacement running back Jordan Mason—only for Mason toThe entire saga triggered an NFL investigation, which wrapped up Friday with the 49ers receiving no punishment.
"We have looked into the 49ers’ reporting of the playing status of Christian McCaffrey for the team’s Monday night game against the New York Jets," the NFL said in a statement via NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. "We have found no evidence of a violation of the league’s injury report policy in this matter."
Per the NFL: “We have looked into the 49ers’ reporting of the playing status of Christian McCaffrey for the team’s Monday night game against the New York Jets. We have found no evidence of a violation of the league’s Injury Report Policy in this matter.”Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest.
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