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NFLPA Monitors EMF Concerns at Levi's Stadium as 49ers Probe Injury Theory

The players' union is tracking the concern as a workplace-safety matter.

Overview

  • At a Super Bowl week news conference Tuesday, NFLPA leaders said they are monitoring electromagnetic field questions at Levi's Stadium after player inquiries, with president Jalen Reeves-Maybin calling for more data.
  • The 49ers say they are contacting outside experts to review the claim and will assess objective measurements before drawing conclusions, according to general manager John Lynch.
  • Running back Christian McCaffrey said EMF and related exposures are "not nothing" and that he is researching potential effects without endorsing drastic claims.
  • NFL chief medical officer Allen Sills has publicly disputed a causal link between the substation and injuries, and experts cited in coverage say current evidence does not support the theory.
  • Team CEO Jed York noted the adjacent Silicon Valley Power substation has been in place for decades near the practice site, and no independently validated field readings or peer-reviewed findings have been released.