“I Care About Players’ Health”: Biophysicist Uses George Kittle’s Injury to Back 49ers ‘Conspiracy Theory’ on Electrical Substation

Story byJan 11, 2026; Philadelphia, PA, USA; San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (85) is carted off the field after an injury during the second quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFC Wild Card Round game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn ImagesNidhiSat, January 17, 2026 at 2:21 AM UTC·3 min readThe San Francisco 49ers’ injury list has felt endless this season, but the latest blow — George Kittle’s non-contact Achilles tear during the Wild Card game against Philadelphia — reignited one of the strangest theories surrounding the franchise. A biophysicist who has gone viral online claims the team’s struggles may not just be bad luck, turf, or the brutality of football, but something looming beyond the end zone: an electrical substation next to the 49ers’ facility. Peter Cowan, a software engineer turned independent biophysics researcher, believes electromagnetic fields (EMF) emitted from the substation near Levi’s Stadium could be weakening players’ soft tissue.