an Francisco 49ers running back Jordan Mason officially hit one month without rushing the football in a game this week.
Mason, who has played in every game, hasn’t carried the ball since his second-straight game with a touchdown on October 15. Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan defended Mason’s reduction during a press conference on Friday, November 17. It started when Grant Cohn of Sports Illustrated’s “All 49ers” questioned Mason’s lack of carries amid 5.6 yards per rush and what it would take to touch the ball again.
“Two guys in front of him would have to get hurt to get more there. There’s three of them,” Shanahan continued after the reporter asked the question again. “You’re implying that I don’t trust him or something, that’s what I heard in the question, so I’m trying to figure out exactly what your question is.
Mason has 117 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries this season, which makes him third on the team in rushing. Running back No. 1 Christian McCaffrey leads the run game with 747 yards and nine touchdowns on 153 carries.
