Fans joke they’ve found proof Christian McCaffrey is a robot as bizarre footage goes viral
Christian McCaffrey has finally confirmed what we all suspected - he's a robot.
During the San Francisco 49ers' 31-13 victory against the Seattle Seahawks on Thanksgiving, the All-Pro running back went viral when a helmet fix-up made him look like a machine.
McCaffrey's helmet broke in the Week 12 NFL matchup and he was forced to wear a replacement for the following drive. During a break in play, cameras caught Niners team staff tightening the screws on either side of his helmet on the chinstrap.
The bizarre image made CMC look more robot than human, and it wasn't long before the footage went viral.
Social media reacted to the moment, with some calling him Frankenstein given the screws on the popular science-fiction character's head.
"Robocop version 3.0", one fan joked.
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"CMC-3PO", another remarked in reference to the popular Star Wars droid C-3PO.
"CMC is AI", a third person commented.
"Absolute machine", said a fourth fan.
McCaffrey was asked about the moment postgame, and admitted he 'felt like Frankenstein' when the chinstrap was being fixed.
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Thankfully for the 49ers the humorous incident didn't throw CMC off his game. He had a stellar performance where he put up 114 yards on 19 carries with two touchdowns, while adding another 25 yards on five receptions.
He whipped up quite the appetite during the victory and managed to enjoy a postgame Thanksgiving meal with his teammates on Lumen Field.
"That was awesome," McCaffrey said. "It was actually really good turkey, too. I have no idea how they kept all of the dishes hot ... but the turkey was really good, well cooked. It wasn't dry at all and like I said, still hot, which was impressive for being 20 minutes after the game."
However, he still had one minor critique.
"I was bummed I didn’t get the sweet potato with the marshmallows," he told reporters afterwards.
All in all though it was the perfect Thanksgiving afternoon for CMC and his teammates.
With their tenth consecutive win in the NFC West division the Niners move to 8-3 for the season.
Next up for them is a huge Week 13 clash with the Philadelphia Eagles.