San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan during training camp at Levi's Stadium.
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For the last decade, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan has coached through numerous player injuries. It has seemed like his team can never stay healthy, and many attributed it to the substation that the team practices next to, even after it was disproved. NFL beat writer Mike Florio proposed a solution to see if the 49ers' injury issues continue and test out the theory, according to his piece on Pro Football Talk.
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“For the 49ers, the fact that the substation isn’t a factor in injuries is immaterial to the reality that too many people think it is. The only viable solution is to get the hell away from the thing,” Florio wrote.
Florio wrote in his article that the team could be moving to a new facility anyway because “they were running out of space” in their current spot. If this happens, it could be the best way to test the theory of whether the substation actually has an effect. The 49ers lost Ricky Pearsall for the season, and that is one of the biggest losses they have endured over the past season. So far, San Francisco hassustained numerous injuries, which have raised concerns about the upcoming season.
None of these injuries, with the exception of Pearsall, has caused much concern among football fans. The injuries have affected quarterback Brock Purdy, who is dealing with a battered offensive line. Whatever the case may be, the Niners will eventually need to find a solution to these injuries and a way to limit them as they attempt to win their sixth Super Bowl ring.