49ers stars even-keeled on electromagnetic field injury theory: 'I have no other choice'

SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco 49ers person been riddled with injuries successful caller years, and determination is simply a mentation astir why.

A viral theory, albeit unproven, says the 49ers’ unusually precocious fig of soft-tissue and non-contact injuries mightiness beryllium due to the fact that of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from a large electrical substation close adjacent to their signifier fields and Levi’s Stadium successful Santa Clara. 

The assertion is that being astir it for years could weaken tendons and brushed tissue, starring to much ACL tears, Achilles injuries, hamstring pulls, and akin issues.

Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, Ricky Pearsall, Brock Purdy, Dre Greenlaw and galore others person suffered superior injuries implicit the past mates of years, garnering traction successful the controversy. Greenlaw tore his Achilles successful the Super Bowl 2 years ago, and Kittle ruptured his Achilles past period successful the playoffs.

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Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers falls aft a tackle during an NFL shot crippled against the Buffalo Bills astatine Highmark Stadium connected Dec. 1, 2024, successful Orchard Park, New York. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

McCaffrey missed each but 4 games with Achilles tendinitis and a genu wounded past play but is not disquieted 1 bit.

"Dude, I americium not a idiosyncratic and I'm not a doctor. Look, we'll play anywhere. You know, for us, I deliberation that's worldly that a batch of radical smarter than maine tin speech about," McCaffrey told Fox News Digital connected vigor enactment "All I cognize is, you know, there's excessively galore variables successful shot to conscionable accidental that thing similar that is the crushed for injuries. I mean, you tin bash everything close and atrocious things tin inactive happen, so."

Purdy was alternatively mum astir the full situation.

George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers is carted disconnected the tract during the 2nd 4th successful the NFC Wild Card Playoff crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected Jan. 11, 2026 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

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"I don't truly cognize what to deliberation of it. You know, I deliberation radical are doing their probe connected it and whatnot, but, you know, for me, I person nary idea," helium said. "I mean, I'm gonna proceed to signifier there. Obviously it's my occupation and I emotion the Niners. So yeah, I person nary different choice."

Linebacker Fred Warner, who missed clip this season, had a alternatively antithetic sentiment. He's "ignoring it for now," but said helium believes immoderate probe whitethorn person to beryllium done.

"I deliberation of course, since it's been specified a blistery taxable that there'll beryllium much probe done connected it to spot precisely if thing comes of it. But I deliberation it's been determination for truthful agelong that, of people we had the injuries we did this past this past season, particularly the high-profile players. So, it was conscionable benignant of similar a blistery topic, basically, and we'll spot what comes of it," Warner said.

Fred Warner of the San Francisco 49ers is carted disconnected of the tract aft being injured during the archetypal 4th against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers successful the crippled astatine Raymond James Stadium connected Oct. 12, 2025 successful Tampa, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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The 49ers person said they volition look into what has caused the spike successful injuries, including the EMF theory.

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