{"id":188145,"date":"2025-07-07T11:28:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T11:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/188145\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T11:28:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T11:28:24","slug":"49ers-christian-mccaffrey-training-less-this-offseason-dad-says-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/188145\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers\u2019 Christian McCaffrey training less this offseason, dad says \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area & California"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the 49ers’ heartbreaking Super Bowl loss on Feb. 11, 2024, Christian McCaffrey<\/a> entered last offseason with vengeance on his mind<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But after coming off an injury-riddled, underwhelming 2024 campaign, McCaffrey is even more motivated<\/a>, but in a different way.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, man, he\u2019s so motivated,\u201d Christian’s dad, Ed McCaffrey, told SportsCasting’s Kyle Odegard<\/a> this week. \u201cHe\u2019s been one of the best players in the world for a long time now, and he trains so religiously. He\u2019s all about the process, and doing whatever he can possibly do to get better. He\u2019s going to be as ready as he can be.”<\/p>\n

McCaffrey is known for his intense work ethic and “football psycho” mentality,<\/a> but it appears he’s taking a different approach while working his way back from multiple leg injuries.<\/p>\n

Following a dominant 2023 season in which he walked away as the AP Offensive Player of the Year, the All-Pro running back finished the 2024 campaign with 202 rushing yards, 146 receiving yards and no touchdowns in just four games.<\/p>\n

Ed believes his son is being more patient with the process this offseason, versus rushing himself back to the field in anticipation of the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s patient this year,\u201d Ed McCaffrey told Odegard. \u201cLast year, he was really eager to get to the field after they lost the Super Bowl. He couldn\u2019t wait to play again and probably over-trained a little bit going into training camp. But this year he\u2019s got a great plan. <\/p>\n

“He\u2019s been religious about it, getting great workouts in and trying to stay patient. We\u2019re going to blink and they\u2019re going to be suiting up for Week 1. It\u2019s going to be here before we know it, and he\u2019ll be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCaffrey attended all of San Francisco’s offseason program with what he referred to as “zero restrictions.”<\/p>\n

While he takes a new approach on the field with his training this summer, he’ll also adjust to a major new part of his life off the field as he and his wife Olivia are expecting their first child in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got a lot of wonderful things going on in his life,\u201d Ed told Odegard. \u201cHe got married last year to Olivia (Culpo). Olivia is a saint. They\u2019re having a baby. I\u2019m going to be a grandad next month. Luckily, Olivia understands his schedule. He never misses a workout, never misses a treatment. <\/p>\n

“Everything he does is to become the best football player he can be for his team.”<\/p>\n

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