Jordan Mason was the man of the hour on Monday night after stepping up for the San Francisco 49ers amid the absence of Christian McCaffrey in their season opener against the New York Jets.
Mason was dominant on the ground, racking up 147 rushing yards and a touchdown on 28 carries, earning the start after McCaffrey was ruled out due to a calf injury.
While NFL fans weren't aware that McCaffrey wouldn't be playing until just before kickoff on Monday, Mason let slip to ESPN's Lisa Salters that he knew he'd be making his first start as early as Friday.
So Jordan Mason knew he was starting on Friday?? 🧐 pic.twitter.com/gg1cosNZoi
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) September 10, 2024
That admission from Mason left football fans perplexed. The 49ers were tight-lipped about McCaffrey's availability leading up to the game, though the star running back was listed as questionable after he didn't feature during the preseason. McCaffrey's absence had a significant impact on fantasy football managers and sports bettors, many of whom were relying on a big outing from the 28-year-old.
After Mason revealed he was aware for multiple days that he'd be the team's starting running back for Monday's game, fans couldn't help but voice their frustrations.
Christian McCaffrey fantasy owners hearing Jordan Mason tell @saltersl that he knew he would be starting tonight…on Friday. pic.twitter.com/rAwwohDcrk
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) September 10, 2024
Um Jordan Mason just said he found out he was starting Friday night……..
— Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) September 10, 2024
Don’t think Jordan Mason was supposed to say he knew he was starting since Friday night
— Liam Blutman (@Blutman27) September 10, 2024
Jordan Mason knew he was starting FRIDAY NIGHT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
— Matthew Perry (@ReallyMattPerry) September 10, 2024
Jordan Mason spoke a little more than Shanahan and the NFL would’ve liked there.
— TheOfficeBettor (@The_Office_Bets) September 10, 2024
The fact he knew Friday night he was the starter and we were told CMC was expected to start until 2 hours before kickoff is wild.
Jordan Mason said it reluctantly, but he told National TV that he found out Friday night he was starting in place of Christian McCaffrey.
— scott pianowski (@scott_pianowski) September 10, 2024
The NFL has a problem with injury disclosures. Teams can lie or hold back or misrepresent as much as they want.
Jordan Mason just told Lisa Salters he found out he might be starting on "Friday ... maybe Friday night"
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) September 10, 2024
Christian McCaffrey fantasy owners are outraged
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