Despite concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the San Francisco 49ers still plan to remain on the East Coast between their Weeks 2 and 3 matchups against the New York Jets and Giants, respectively. Head coach Kyle Shanahan on Wednesday provided reporters with some of the details surrounding this year's trip.
"For me, I haven't thought about it much," Shanahan said via Zoom, "but I'm expecting that we can still go there and stay there, and I think we're going to stay at The Greenbrier in between for a week. I believe that has been approved.
"No one's told me that we're not doing it. Usually, someone tells me if something bad has happened, and no one has told me, so I'm counting on that to work out right now."
The 49ers do plan on staying back East in between the Jets and Giants games (Weeks 2-3). Shanahan believes the NFL has approved the plan.
The 49ers will stay here: The Greenbrier, a luxurious resort in West Virginia: pic.twitter.com/iVUwpgRo5L
The East Coast stay would mean significantly less travel for the 49ers and no need to adjust to a new timezone for that Week 3 matchup.
Last year, the 49ers stayed in Youngstown, Ohio, between Weeks 1 and 2. The team emerged from its road trip with a 2-0 record.
San Francisco stayed in Florida between Weeks 13 and 14, again winning the second game of that two-game series — a thriller against the New Orleans Saints. The 49ers lost the first matchup against the Baltimore Ravens, though.
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