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On October 20, 2022, the 49ers sent 2023 second, third and fourth-round picks and a fifth-rounder in 2024 to the Panthers to acquire the back.
Amid questions of the high price the 49ers paid to acquire a player at his position, McCaffrey debuted for the 49ers against their Super Bowl LVIII opponents, the Kansas City Chiefs, in Week 7 of 2022.
The 27-year-old showed flashes of what he was capable of providing San Francisco in his first outing, though they were routed 44-23. It was his second performance that opened everyone’s eyes to where this trade could lead the 49ers.
McCaffrey rushed the ball 18 times for 94 yards and a touchdown, caught eight passes for 55 yards and a touchdown and completed a 34-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Aiyuk, as the 49ers defeated the Los Angeles Rams 31-14, in a full display of his capabilities.
“I was fired up,” McCaffrey said after his do-it-all performance. “BA made a great play. That’s a tough catch having to turn like that. I was super happy when he caught it because that was a tough catch. He made me look good, so I was fired up for it.”
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