On Monday morning, NFL insider Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reported that the San Francisco 49ers were “not pleased” with the conditions of the field turf on the practice field they were given by the league ahead of their Super Bowl LVIII matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs. And the situation has led a lot of fans to criticize the team for complaining and appearing to make preemptive excuses.
As Jones reports, the Niners were unhappy with the turf firmness of their practice field as the team felt that the field they were given was too soft, even though it met all NFL, NFL Players Association, and independent standards. Jones reported that the complaint was “not a health-and-safety issue as much as it’s simply a preference issue.”
“Sources tell CBS Sports some 49ers staffers are not pleased with the practice field at UNLV, where the NFL designated the NFC champion practice during Super Bowl week. At issue, sources say, is the firmness of the natural grass the NFL has laid over UNLV’s artificial turf ahead of the 49ers practicing there,” Jones wrote for CBS this week.
This led to a flurry of reactions of fans calling out the Niners for complaining and making excuses in advance of Sunday’s Super Bowl.
9ers whole organization is soft. Good grief. Always whining. https://t.co/mHqpEXD53c
— A. Rell (@arell27) February 5, 2024
Complaining about the grass already ✍🏼✍🏼 https://t.co/fv2jdjcpyY
— Zack Eisen (@zackeisen21) February 5, 2024
Have the Niners spent this entire week complaining? It sure seems that way. https://t.co/htovZ8mF4P
— 🗣🎙‼️ (@LanceTHESPOKEN) February 5, 2024
It has been non stop complaining from San Fran since the championship game. Losers mentality. https://t.co/kSOsvPKLVa
— Byron 'Boref' Smith (@Byronborefsmith) February 5, 2024
The sad and pathetic excuses from the Niners have already begun. https://t.co/6isb31ZUlm
— Evan (Baby Yodapilled) (@SeeEvanR) February 5, 2024
I haven’t heard one positive thing coming from this 49ers team, all preconceived complaints they can fall back on if they lose https://t.co/F3W07RB42B
— it’s over (SB LVIII Champs) (@footballspam7) February 5, 2024
Good grief they really are just layering in the pre-excuses aren’t they? https://t.co/HNWGlskQfV
— Kurt Witten (@kurtjwitten) February 5, 2024
Obviously, the complaints about the field conditions did not go over well with fans.
