Stanford alums Christian McCaffrey, Solomon Thomas renew friendship in NFL

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As they have in the past, Solomon Thomas’ parents, Chris and Martha, will sit with Christian McCraffey’s parents, Ed and Lisa, when their sons play a football game in the Bay Area on Sunday.

This, however, will be different.

Solomon and Christian were once teammates, roommates and tightly bonded buddies with shared goals.

On Sunday, Solomon will try to crush Christian.

 

 

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Thomas posted a message to McCaffrey on his Instagram account, below of a picture of them together during a game. The message began: “To the best teammate, roommate, and brother I could have asked for, thank you.” And it ended with this: “Love you forever.”

Thomas also called McCaffrey the “hardest worker” he’d known, but McCaffrey had competition for that distinction at Stanford. Niners vice president of player personnel Adam Peters said Thomas and McCaffrey were discussed together among Stanford’s coaches before the draft.

“Solomon and Christian McCaffrey are talked about at Stanford in the same breath as being alpha leaders, the hardest workers on the team, love football and do all the little things to get better,” Peters said. “And they bring everyone else along.”

 

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I know Solomon is excited because he’s never been able to tackle Christian; we wouldn’t let him in practice,” Shaw said. “He’s excited for the first time tackling one of his best friends. I’m sure Christian is very eager to break that tackle. It’s a big moment for Stanford football.”

At Stanford, McCaffrey was treated like a quarterback in practice, with a don’t-you-dare-touch sticker practically affixed to his jersey.

“It will be fun to finally get to hit him,” Thomas said. “So if I get that chance, I’ve got to take advantage of it.”

It won’t be easy. As 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh noted, McCaffrey is a “shifty little sucker.” For his part, McCaffrey, who, at 205, is outweighed by Thomas by more than 60 pounds, said he wasn’t exactly looking forward to their first on-field meeting (“I’m sure it won’t feel great.”) He also joked that Thomas understood he was not to be touched.

“I told him it’s the same rule” as at Stanford, McCaffrey said to the Charlotte-area media. “So hopefully, he believes it.”

 

 

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