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There's more momentum for the San Francisco 49ers to investigate the potential injury impact of the electrical substation that resides next to their practice facility just outside of Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.
General manager John Lynch told reporters at his end-of-season press conference that the club would be looking into the possible danger of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and whether they have an impact on the team's rash of injuries since Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan arrived in 2017.
Injuries have been a major story line in multiple 49ers seasons, but it came to a head this season when stars like quarterback Brock Purdy, linebacker Fred Warner, tight end George Kittle and defensive end Nick Bosa all went down with injuries. All of this came just one season after running back Christian McCaffrey was limited to four games because of Achilles and knee issues.
Now there's some pressure from inside the team's locker room to at least rule out the substation as a source of their health problems. Nine-time Pro Bowl and three-time All-Pro fullback Kyle Juszczyk, who has been in the NFL since 2013 and with San Francisco since 2017, told Front Office Sports he'd like to see the results of the team's investigation.
"It's just one of those things that's just so hard to say because the science is not clear behind it," Juszczyk told FOS. "I'm very much just like a science-driven person. I want to see the numbers and the statistics.
“Is it a coincidence that we’ve led the NFL in injuries for the last, like, decade? I don’t know. It very well could be because a lot of injuries simply come down to bad luck, bad timing, you’re in a bad position. But there’s a lot that goes into it and if that may be some of it. I don’t know. I am very curious. I really am. I want to see what someone who truly understands that field − what they have to say about it, and I'd just be curious to know.”
The fact players openly talk about the substation is enough of an issue that the 49ers need to look into it. Even if the organization believes it isn't an issue, they can't have their roster thinking the team is putting them in some kind of danger. The story is also big enough that it may deter free agents from wanting to join the club.
If they do an investigation they can provide data that either clears the substation as a factor in the team's injury problems. If they find that EMFs do play a role, or even might play a role, they'll need to take steps to make their facility a place players are confident they can practice and work out safely without it being a conversation inside the locker room and around the NFL.
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General manager John Lynch told reporters at his end-of-season press conference that the club would be looking into the possible danger of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and whether they have an impact on the team's rash of injuries since Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan arrived in 2017.
Injuries have been a major story line in multiple 49ers seasons, but it came to a head this season when stars like quarterback Brock Purdy, linebacker Fred Warner, tight end George Kittle and defensive end Nick Bosa all went down with injuries. All of this came just one season after running back Christian McCaffrey was limited to four games because of Achilles and knee issues.
Now there's some pressure from inside the team's locker room to at least rule out the substation as a source of their health problems. Nine-time Pro Bowl and three-time All-Pro fullback Kyle Juszczyk, who has been in the NFL since 2013 and with San Francisco since 2017, told Front Office Sports he'd like to see the results of the team's investigation.
"It's just one of those things that's just so hard to say because the science is not clear behind it," Juszczyk told FOS. "I'm very much just like a science-driven person. I want to see the numbers and the statistics.
“Is it a coincidence that we’ve led the NFL in injuries for the last, like, decade? I don’t know. It very well could be because a lot of injuries simply come down to bad luck, bad timing, you’re in a bad position. But there’s a lot that goes into it and if that may be some of it. I don’t know. I am very curious. I really am. I want to see what someone who truly understands that field − what they have to say about it, and I'd just be curious to know.”
The fact players openly talk about the substation is enough of an issue that the 49ers need to look into it. Even if the organization believes it isn't an issue, they can't have their roster thinking the team is putting them in some kind of danger. The story is also big enough that it may deter free agents from wanting to join the club.
If they do an investigation they can provide data that either clears the substation as a factor in the team's injury problems. If they find that EMFs do play a role, or even might play a role, they'll need to take steps to make their facility a place players are confident they can practice and work out safely without it being a conversation inside the locker room and around the NFL.
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This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: Kyle Juszczyk wants 49ers to investigate electrical substation theory
Continue reading...
