49ers are Trekking Towards Being Fully Healthy Against the Packers

Having the Bye week continues to look better and better for the San Francisco 49ers.

Star running back Christian McCaffrey returned to practice on Tuesday after missing last week's practice and the regular season finale. McCaffrey was nursing a calf injury, which was never viewed as serious. The 49ers took the precautionary route with him and it is all thanks to their Bye week.

Aside from McCaffrey, the 49ers saw another key starter continue to work his back. Arik Armstead, who has been dealing with a foot/knee injury since late November, was a limited participant again at practice. He had been missing time for the last month, and finally made his return to the practice field last week. It doesn't even matter that he is doing so in a limited capacity. The fact that he is back and getting better is significant for the 49ers.

In fact, the 49ers as a whole team are trekking towards being fully healthy when they play the Packers in the divisional playoff round. Not a single starter or key player will be missing in action for this game. Now, the 49ers did have three players held out of practice today. They were Dre Greenlaw (Achilles), Logan Ryan (groin), and Clelin Ferrell (knee).

However, Greenlaw and Ryan were precautionary hold outs and have been participating in practice for the last week. They should be fine and ready for the Packers. The only bummer is with Ferrell who probably isn't going to be active against the Packers. Aside from those three, the 49ers are looking fully healthy for Saturday night's playoff matchup.

Health has been a derailing factor for the 49ers for so many playoff seasons and now it looks like it might finally be in their favor.