Browns, 49ers report: Christian McCaffrey, Browns RB sit out Thanksgiving practice

Neither the Cleveland Browns or San Francisco 49ers had practice availability for the media on Thanksgiving Day but updated their injury reports from their second practice of Week 13. The Niners are trying to keep pace in a rugged NFC where 10 teams currently have .500 records or better.

The Browns are holding on to their 1%, and 8% if they win out, chance of making the playoffs in the AFC. The 2026 NFL draft order remains front and center for Sunday’s home team and its fans.

Cleveland is hoping the schedule and a few other details could help them knock off the 8-4 visitors from San Francisco in Week 13.

Both teams had multiple players not practicing on Wednesday or limited in practice due to rest, with many returning to full practice on Thursday. Only two remained on the participation report due to rest:

• RB Christian McCaffrey – DNP

• OG Joel Bitonio – Limited

The rest of the participation report with injuries was as follows, with changes noted in bold below:

Browns Injury Report

• TE Brenden Bates – Ankle – DNP

• CB Tyson Campbell – Hip – Limited

• RB Jerome Ford – Hamstring – Limited to DNP

• QB Dillon Gabriel – Concussion – Full

• DT Adin Huntington – Quad – DNP

• TE David Njoku – Knee – Limited

• LB Carson Schwesinger – Ankle – Limited

• WR Jamari Thrash – Foot – Limited

• DE Alex Wright – Quad – DNP

• CB Denzel Ward – Migraine – DNP to Full

Ford moving from Limited to DNP is a bad sign for his availability on Sunday.

Niners Injury Report

• DE Robert Beal Jr. – Concussion – Full

• LB Tatum Bethune – Ankle – DNP

• LB Luke Gifford – Hip, calf – Limited

• DT Sam Okuayinonu – Ankle – DNP

• WR Ricky Pearsall – Knee – Full

• K Eddy Pineiro – Right hamstring – DNP

• OT Dominick Puni – Shoulder – Full

• QB Brock Purdy – Toe – Full

Reporting has noted that Okuayinonu is likely to head to IR.

Black Friday’s injury report will provide us with each team’s official injury statuses for Week 13.