A recent theory has emerged linking the proximity of the 49ers' practice facility to an electrical substation. And while there's apparently nothing to it, the 49ers won't shrug it off."What I would tell you, because it deals with allegedly the health and safety of our players, I think you have to look into everything," G.M. John Lynch told reporters on Wednesday. "So, our guys have been â?? we've been reaching out to anyone and everyone to see does a study exist other than a guy sticking an apparatus underneath the fence and by coming up with a number that I have no idea what that means. That's what we know exists. We've heard that debunked. So yes, we will look into it. We have. The health and safety of our players is of the utmost priority. We pour into it. Our ownership, [CEO] Jed [York], tremendous in terms of resources and we'll always be cognizant of things. I know that a lot of games have been won at this facility since it opened. We aren't going to turn a blind eye. We'll look into everything."The 49ers have practiced in the same facility since 1988, winning three Super Bowls in the first seven years there. And even if...
49ers will look into electrical substation injury theory
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