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George Kittle Renews Calls to Test 49ers’ Practice-Site Substation

League officials say no evidence links the facility to injuries.

Overview

  • In a Super Bowl week interview, Kittle said players want objective checks to confirm the site poses no risk.
  • He cited trees between the substation and practice fields that he recalled as dead at the top and said they were removed this year.
  • NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills has said the league has found no support for the theory and remains open to data.
  • General manager John Lynch previously said the team will review all theories this offseason, including the substation, after a year of high-profile injuries.
  • Some teammates, including Christian McCaffrey, have downplayed the claim, and the adjacent substation is a Silicon Valley Power site expanded in 2014.