Levi’s Stadium end zones painted black
Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee noticed that the end zones at Levi's Stadium are painted black today. The red on black color scheme matches the team's new alternate jerseys unveiled back in April.
The San Francisco 49ers will have their first training camp practice tonight following the Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Charity High School Football Game.
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ESPN ranks Levi's Stadium No. 20 among NFL venues
By David Bonilla
Sep 19, 2020
Levi's Stadium is often criticized for its lack of personality. It's a nice big sports venue in Santa Clara, California, but not much else is typically said.
Candlestick Park tends to bring back fonder memories for San Francisco 49ers fans. Yes, it was old. Yes, it was, at times, cold and windy. Levi's Stadium, by the way, is the opposite. It may have taken you a couple of hours to get out of Candlestick Park. With all of its faults, there was so much history there. That's why it will always hold a special place in the hearts of The Faithful.
That lack of personality and history hurt Levi's Stadium in ESPN's recent ranking of NFL venues.
49ers show frustration and concern with MetLife Stadium turf after injury-filled afternoon
By Kirk Larrabee
Sep 20, 2020
The last thing the San Francisco 49ers want right now is to play another game on the turf at MetLife Stadium after what they went through Sunday afternoon, but that's exactly what they'll have to do next week when they come back there to face the New York Giants.
The 49ers were able to cruise Sunday to a 31-13 win over the New York Jets on the stadium's new turf, which was installed over the offseason. Both the 49ers and Jets came out of Sunday's game with a number of injuries, and while not all of those may be able to be blamed on the turf, the 49ers made it clear following the game they found the new surface to be problematic.
"It's new turf, new field turf. It's always pretty tricky to play on until it's nice and -- not beat up, but nice and worn down and
NFL to examine MetLife Stadium turf after several injuries during 49ers-Jets, per report
By David Bonilla
Sep 20, 2020
It sounds like the NFL's field operations department will take a closer look at the field turf at MetLife Stadium following several injuries on Sunday afternoon. The news comes from Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan fears that star defensive end Nick Bosa may be lost for the season due to an ACL injury. Defensive lineman Solomon Thomas and running backs Jerick McKinnon and Tevin Coleman also sustained knee injuries. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is likely to miss time with a high-ankle sprain, also suffered on Sunday.
The team entered the game without tight end George Kittle (knee), wide receiver Deebo
