{"id":844471,"date":"2026-09-11T19:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/844471\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T19:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:52:20","slug":"49ers-star-christian-mccaffrey-recalls-hilarious-cracker-compliment-with-australian-barber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/844471\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers star Christian McCaffrey recalls hilarious ‘cracker’ compliment with Australian barber"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For Christian McCaffrey, the San Francisco 49ers\u2019<\/a> trip to Australia was quite the learning experience, as he found that words and sayings are a lot different Down Under.<\/p>\n

McCaffrey, 30, revealed a hilarious interaction he had with a barber while getting a haircut.<\/p>\n

“I was getting a haircut a few days ago and one of the barbers looks at me and says, \u2018Looks cracker,'” McCaffrey said<\/a> during his postgame press conference.<\/p>\n

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Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers smiles after scoring a touchdown during the 2026 NFL Pro Bowl game between the AFC and NFC at the Moscone Center South in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 3, 2026. The NFC won 66-52. (Alika Jenner\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“I said, \u2018Sorry, what did you say?\u2019”<\/p>\n

George Kittle<\/a> and Deebo Samuel, who flanked McCaffrey at the press conference, laughed at the star running backs retelling of the story. McCaffrey, accustomed to “cracker” being used as a derogatory term for White people, had no idea the barber was paying him a compliment.<\/p>\n

“I didn\u2019t know what it meant, I guess that means it looks good. But that was funny,” McCaffrey said.<\/p>\n

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Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers runs the ball in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Rams at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sept. 11, 2026, in Melbourne, Australia. (Quinn Rooney\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

In Australia, the meaning of “cracker” is much different than in the United States, as it\u2019s slang used to describe something as very good.<\/p>\n

“He said (cracker) again, I said, \u2018Dude, I hear that every Sunday.\u2019 That was good, we had a good moment. I enjoy all the slang,” McCaffrey said with a smile.<\/p>\n

The 49ers had plenty of reasons to joke after their 27-7 trouncing of the Los Angeles Rams<\/a> on Thursday night. McCaffrey had 10 carries for 68 yards while also catching five passes for 20 yards.<\/p>\n

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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Melbourne, Australia. (AP Photo\/Scott Barbour)<\/p>\n

Rookie running back Kaelon Black split carries with McCaffrey, presumably in an effort to keep the four-time Pro Bowler healthy and had 14 carries for 65 yards.<\/p>\n

McCaffrey and the 49ers will return to the United States after their win and lesson in Australian slang to play the Miami Dolphins<\/a> in Week 2.<\/p>\n

Ryan Canfield is a digital production assistant for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For Christian McCaffrey, the San Francisco 49ers\u2019 trip to Australia was quite the learning experience, as he found…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":844472,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[7743,1820,349,259870,560,99],"class_list":["post-844471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-christian-mccaffrey","tag-los-angeles-rams","tag-nfl","tag-outkick-sports","tag-san-francisco-49ers","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=844471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/844472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=844471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=844471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=844471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}