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In San Francisco, Kyle Shanahan is banking on Christian McCaffrey staying healthy and fresh, but the depth behind him is a real question mark heading into the season. The backfield options are unproven, and in a Shanahan offense built on precision and timing, that uncertainty carries genuine weight.
Shifting to New York, the Giants took a gut punch at OTA practice when defensive lineman Roy Robertson-Harris tore his Achilles, ending his season before it even started. That's a significant loss up front for a defense that was already piecing things together this offseason, and it stings even harder this early in the calendar.
And over in Chicago, the Cubs have placed rookie infielder Matt Shaw on the injured list with back tightness, calling up Pedro Ramirez from Triple-A to fill the void. Ramirez was hitting three-twelve with nine home runs in the minors, so he arrives with real momentum, and Chicago will need him to carry that production to the big league level fast.
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