Overview
- CEO Al Guido told The Athletic on Tuesday that the 49ers are exploring a nearby relocation because the team is running out of room at and next to Levi’s Stadium.
- General manager John Lynch has said the club hired an independent scientist who found no safety concern from the adjacent electrical substation and described the findings as a “big nothing burger” with EMF levels far below unsafe thresholds.
- The team has not identified the scientist or released the full report, leaving some players and observers unconvinced despite the club’s public statements.
- San Francisco has invested roughly $9 million this offseason in weight-room, hydrotherapy and rehab upgrades and has added training staff focused on physical therapy as part of a broader effort to reduce injuries and extend its Super Bowl window.
- Any move is described as exploratory and long-term with no site, timeline or imminent decision announced, but a relocation could change free-agent perceptions, remove an optics-driven talking point about the substation, and require securing new land and planning approvals.