NFLPA heard power plant concerns from players, ‘monitoring’ 49ers’ research

SAN FRANCISCO — Leaders from the NFL Players Association reiterated the union’s purpose to protect the health and safety of its players during its annual Super Bowl week news conference. That extends to the power plant outside Levi’s Stadium behind an unsubstantiated viral theory.

“We, of course, are monitoring that,” interim executive director David White said Tuesday morning. “We’ve been in contact with the league. We’ve been in contact with our players. We’re monitoring.”

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