San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey. Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

49ers' Christian McCaffrey had one of the worst flops you will ever see

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Steve DelVecchio | Last updated 12/4/23

Christian McCaffrey may have gotten a bit confused and thought he was on a basketball court at one point during Sunday’s game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles.

The 49ers were leading in the second half of their 42-19 win over the Eagles when McCaffrey tried to draw a 15-yard late hit penalty on veteran defensive lineman Fletcher Cox. If you only caught the tail end of the play, you might have thought Cox tossed McCaffrey to the ground.

Fortunately, the nearest official saw the entire sequence. McCaffrey flopped so badly that the ref even laughed about it.

CMC's flop was so bad even the ref had to laugh at him LMAOOOOO pic.twitter.com/SNImfeVPQF

— Video from: @TSV__1 (@TSV__1) December 3, 2023

If that happened on an NBA court, McCaffrey would have been hit with a technical foul.

There was a lot of hostility during the NFC Championship Game rematch, so perhaps McCaffrey thought he could take advantage of that with the flop attempt.

McCaffrey finished with 133 total yards and a touchdown in San Francisco’s blowout win. He should just stick to making defenders miss rather than trying to secure 15 free yards.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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