Super Bowl week is off to a rough start as staffers for the San Francisco 49ers have announced that their practice field at UNLV in Las Vegas is unacceptable.
The San Fran staffers are so upset with the grass at UNLV that they had asked if there was a way to let the 49ers and the Chiefs use the field at the Las Vegas Raiders’ training center, an idea that the New York Post says is unlikely.
To prepare for the 49ers, UNLV added a sheet of natural grass turf on top of its AstroTurf field. But while the surface did pass muster with the NFL and the players’ union, San Francisco is not happy.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers looks on from the sidelines in the first half against the Green Bay Packers during the NFC Championship game at Levi’s Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
It appears that 49ers staffers just…
