US EditionNFL-NFLPA Monitoring Electromagnetic Field Situation at Super Bowl Stadium Due to Player Concerns
NFL Players Association views EMF exposure as a workplace safety issue and is monitoring ongoing 49ers injury investigations amid expert reassurances of no proven risk.
- On Feb 3, NFL Players Association began monitoring electromagnetic interference at Levi's Stadium after players raised concerns ahead of Super Bowl 60 scheduled Feb. 8.
- A viral post last month on X and Substack amplified a theory linking the Silicon Valley Power electrical substation beside the San Francisco 49ers practice facility to injuries, reaching more than 22 million users.
- NFLPA leaders say they are monitoring EMF at Levi's Stadium after players' concerns, with experts and Dr. Alan Sills, NFL chief medical officer, stating there is no evidence of harm, and Reeves-Maybin emphasizing the need for more data.
- Neither team will use the 49ers' practice facility, with the New England Patriots at Stanford's facilities and the Seattle Seahawks at San Jose State's, both roughly 10 or so miles from Levi's Stadium.
- With players arriving about a full week before the game, the NFL Players Association views EMFs as a potential workplace safety issue while experts say there is nothing to worry about.
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ecotopical.comDismissing 49ers’ EMF injury theory as ‘junk science’ misses the point
A power substation situated near the 49ers’ practice field and training facilities is ground zero for a buzz that won’t go away as Levi’s Stadium prepares to host Super Bowl LX on Sunday.
NFL-NFLPA monitoring electromagnetic field situation at Super Bowl stadium due to player concerns
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 3 : NFL Players Association officials said on Tuesday that after players expressed concern they had started monitoring an issue related to electromagnetic interference (EMF) at Levi's Stadium, where the Super Bowl is set for Sunday."I think everyone around it that you've seen with the playe
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NFLPA heard power plant concerns from players, ‘monitoring’ 49ers’ research
SAN FRANCISCO — Leaders from the NFL Players Association reiterated the union’s purpose to protect the health and safety of its players during its annual Super Bowl week news conference. That extends to the power plant outside Levi’s Stadium behind an unsubstantiated viral theory. “We, of course, are monitoring that,” interim executive director David White said Tuesday morning. “We’ve been in contact with the league. We’ve been in contact with o…
49ers Owner Makes Jerry Rice Claim in EMF Controversy After Christian McCaffrey Statement
When a team has trained next to an electrical substation for decades, the sudden idea that it’s responsible for player injuries is bound to raise eyebrows. That’s exactly how the San Francisco 49ers‘ owner, Jed York, responded when asked about the EMF-related speculation surrounding the team’s practice facility in Santa Clara, located right next to Levi’s Stadium. “People were talking about injuries,” York said during his recent appearance on th…
Why Patriots, Seahawks aren't using 49ers practice facility amid Levi's Stadium electric substation conspiracy theory
Both teams will be practicing elsewhere, but that has little to do with a viral conspiracy theory about the 49ers’ facility’s proximity to an electrical substation.
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