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49ers Declare Facility Safe After EMF Review, Launch Player-Health Upgrades

The team answers a viral substation theory with test data and a targeted investment in rehab resources.

Overview

  • Lynch, speaking Sunday at the NFL meetings in Phoenix, said an independent EMF expert found the 49ers’ facility well within safety limits.
  • The team reported readings roughly 400 times below an unsafe threshold using lab‑grade meters across spaces players use.
  • Findings likened exposure to a typical workplace or commercial gym, with common appliances such as hair dryers producing higher short bursts.
  • San Francisco will spend $9 million to expand recovery areas such as pools, cold plunges, and underwater treadmills, and will hire three physical therapists.
  • Lynch said no free agents asked about the substation, though player concern and a January social‑media thread helped spur the review after a 2025 injury surge.