Key Highlights
- SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco 49ers have been riddled with injuries in recent years, and there is a theory about why.
- A viral theory, albeit unproven, says the 49ers’ unusually high number of soft tissue and non-contact injuries might be due to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from a big electrical substation next to their practice fields and Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
- The claim is that being around it for years could weaken tendons and soft tissue, leading to more ACL tears, Achilles injuries, hamstring pulls and similar issues.
- Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, Ricky Pearsall, Brock Purdy, Dre Greenlaw and numerous others have sustained serious injuries over the last couple of years, adding traction to the theory.
- Greenlaw tore his Achilles in the Super Bowl two years ago, and Kittle ruptured his Achilles last month in the playoffs.
