The 49ers acquired some excellent news on the Christian McCaffrey entrance on Tuesday. McCaffrey is on the staff's facility for the beginning of necessary minicamp after lacking the voluntary portion of OTAs, in response to Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports activities Bay Space.
Whether or not McCaffrey participates in follow stays to be seen. It's unclear why he missed OTAs, although there's hypothesis that he's looking for a brand new deal so as to add some long-term safety and kick in some additional money for the reigning Offensive Participant of the Yr.
He may additionally have labored out on his personal by means of the voluntary a part of the offseason earlier than leaping into the one necessary follow earlier than coaching camp begins in late July.
We now await phrase on extensive receiver Brandon Aiyuka, who additionally skipped OTAs in pursuit of a long-term contract extension. Despite the fact that he’s within the necessary follow facility, it’s exhausting to think about him taking the sphere earlier than signing a brand new contract.
For now, McCaffrey's participation is an efficient signal that the 49ers received't have two difficult contract negotiations earlier than coaching camp.
Story initially appeared on Niners Wire