49ers RB Christian McCaffrey actually dealing with tightness

Aug 18, 2026

Ian Rapoport said 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey is actually dealing with tightness and he's not holding-in.

Fantasy Impact:

Rumors started to spread on Monday CMC wasn't dealing with tightness and was instead holding-in. Rapoport insisted McCaffrey is actually dealing with tightness, but should be fine. The timing of his tightness happened to be after Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson and Jonathan Taylor received new contracts. Rapoport said there was a "check-in" about a new contract with CMC and the Niners that didn't go anywhere, but maybe after the season he could get paid again, according to Rapoport. Of course, everyone pays attention when it comes to CMC and tightness, so it will still be worth monitoring to see when he can get back on the practice field.

yesterday

Saints WR Jordan Tyson (hamstring) expected to miss two months

Ian Rapoport on X

yesterday · 7:06 PM EDT

Saints rookie WR Jordyn Tyson is expected to be out roughly two months with his hamstring injury, per me and Mike Garafolo.

Fantasy Impact:

Tyson has been a standout during training camp, so it's a potential big loss at least early on for the offense, with a mid-October return looking like a possibility. Tyson, who has been consulting with experts, could begin the season on short-term Injured Reserve, according to Rapoport. Vele could move into the WR2 role after flashing at times last season coming over from the Broncos. Lance and Brown are also rookie WRs who could get a chance.

Bears RB Kyle Monangai (knee) to miss multiple weeks

Jeremy Fowler on X

yesterday · 6:59 PM EDT

Source: Bears RB Kyle Monangai suffered a hyperextended knee.

Expected to miss multiple weeks.

Related players: D'Andre Swift, Roschon Johnson

Fantasy Impact:

Fowler went on to say, per the MRI the outcome is considered positive after a recent practice injury, even though initial reports said he'd be OK. Swift and Johnson will handle the workload until Monangai can come back and reclaim what will likely be his RB2 role before Swift.

Giants Beat: Malachi Fields has taken over as WR2

SNY on X

yesterday · 6:14 PM EDT

Reporter Connor Hughes said after today practice that Malachi Fields has pretty much taken over as the WR2.

Related players: Malik Nabers, Darius Slayton, Darnell Mooney

Fantasy Impact:

Hughes said the coaches love Fields and he keeps making plays. The team has high expectations for Fields this season, and he's pretty much out there with Jaxon Dart all the time at practice. Nabers should be the WR1 assuming he can get back to full strength, and he was in full-speed drills today, Hughes added in the same report. It looks like Fields has already jumped over Stayton and Mooney in the pecking order, but it's something to continue to watch.