49ers GM John Lynch says team hired scientist to look into electrical substation conspiracy theory: 'We're safe'
Lynch added that the team is improving its facilities and hiring additional physical therapists with an eye towards preventing further injuries.
The conspiracy about the San Francisco 49ers’ slew of injuries being connected to the stadium’s proximity to an electrical substation has been debunked a dozen times over . But 49ers general manager John Lynch held true to his promise to look into it anyway, and confirmed that it was untrue. While speaking to reporters on Sunday ahead of NFL spring owners meetings, Lynch said that the team had hired a scientist to investigate the debunked theory, and that he determined that the team’s environment was completely “safe.
” “We did hire an independent scientist,” Lynch said, via Cam Inman . “He basically it was a big nothing burger. We’re safe.
We’re in a safe place of work. The levels are 400 times less than an unsafe zone. ” Lynch also told reporters that the 49ers are in the process of upgrading its rehabilitation and recovery facilities, spending $9 million on improvements, via ESPN’s Nick Wagoner .
The GM added that San Francisco is hiring three more staff members who will concentrate on physical therapy to improve injury outcomes for the players. The discredited theory posited that the proximity between Levi’s Stadium, where the 49ers have played since 2014, and an electrical substation have increased the team’s injuries through exposure to the substation’s electromagnetic force. The NFL’s chief medical officer, Dr.