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49ers-Eagles Injury Report: Christian McCaffrey, Elijah Mitchell miss second consecutive practice
Jan 26, 2023 at 2:57 PM
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The San Francisco 49ers are preparing for their NFC Championship Game contest against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Aside from tackle
Trent Williams returning from his veteran day off, nothing changed compared to Wednesday's practice participation report.
Two 49ers running backs sat out Wednesday's practice due to injuries. Nothing changed for
Christian McCaffrey and
Elijah Mitchell on Thursday. Neither participated in the afternoon session. However, McCaffrey was on hand for the team's walk-through before practice.
How concerned is the 49ers head coach about his running backs' statuses?
"Same concerns I had yesterday," Kyle Shanahan said.
One person who isn't concerned about his potential availability on Sunday is McCaffrey. The running back was asked if there was any chance of him not playing against the Eagles.
"Zero,"
McCaffrey responded confidently.
For the second consecutive day, wide receiver
Deebo Samuel, defensive end
Charles Omenihu, and cornerback
Ambry Thomas were limited practice participants.
Below are Thursday's practice participation reports for both the 49ers and Eagles, which were provided by the 49ers Communications staff.
San Francisco 49ers Thursday Practice
Did Not Participate In Practice
QB
Jimmy Garoppolo (foot), RB Christian McCaffrey (calf), RB Elijah Mitchell (groin)
Limited Participation in Practice
DL Charles Omenihu (oblique), WR Deebo Samuel (ankle), CB Ambry Thomas (ankle)
Full Participation in Practice
T Trent Williams (not injury related - resting player)
Philadelphia Eagles Thursday Practice
Limited Participation in Practice
CB James Bradberry (not injury related - resting player), WR A.J. Brown (not injury related - resting player), DT Fletcher Cox (not injury related - resting player), G Landon Dickerson (not injury related - resting player), DE Brandon Graham (not injury related - resting player), T Lane Johnson (groin, not injury related - resting player), C Jason Kelce (not injury related - resting player), CB Avonte Maddox (toe), DE Robert Quinn (not injury related - resting player), G Isaac Seumalo (not injury related - resting player), CB Darius Slay (not injury related - resting player), DE Josh Sweat (not injury related - resting player)
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