Wild conspiracy theory behind 49ers’ injury nightmare resurfaces after George Kittle’s Achilles tear
George Kittle suffered a season-ending Achilles tear during the San Francisco 49ers’ win over the Philadelphia Eagles – fueling conspiracy theories about an electrical substation next to the team’s facilities.
The 49ers tight end was carted off towards the end of the first half in Philadelphia, before San Francisco went on to secure a famous 23-19 playoff victory against the Super Bowl champions.
It means he will not be available for the rest of the postseason, while he also faces a battle to be fit for the 2026 campaign.
And incredibly, Kittle’s Achilles tear came just days after a wild conspiracy theory about the Niners’ long-running injury crisis went viral online.
Over the past decade the team has been crippled by fitness issues, losing them a staggering $95million in salary cap value to players on their injured lists in 2025 alone.
According to researcher Peter Cowan, who is a board-certified quantum biology practitioner, these frequent problems are due to chronic exposure to ‘low-frequency electromagnetic fields’ from an electrical substation right next to their stadium and practice facility.
George Kittle’s Achilles tear has fueled conspiracy theories about the 49ers’ injury problems
Cowan claims exposure to these fields can ‘degrade collagen, weaken tendons, and cause soft-tissue damage at levels regulators call “safe”‘.
‘The damage is subtle, until a routine cut or block ends in catastrophic rupture,’ he added in a thread which has generated almost 10 million views on X.
The Niners have been in the top five of the Adjusted Games Lost charts – a metric that assesses how much a team is affected by injuries – for 10 of the past 11 seasons, while recording seven full Achilles or patellar ruptures in that time, according to Cowan.
The team is also said to have had over 40 major hamstring or calf tears, as well as ‘high-ankle syndesmosis injuries’ every season since moving to Levi’s Stadium in 2014.
To support his theory, Cowan also shared readings taken with a Gaussmeter – a device for measuring magnetic fields – which showed elevated levels of exposure near San Francisco’s practice field and inside team facilities.
However, there is no scientific proof that electromagnetic field exposure is directly linked to NFL injury rates.
Back in October, NFL reporter Chase Senior reported that retired 49ers guard Jon Feliciano admitted players have joked around about there being an electrical substation right next to the practice that has led to their injury woes.
San Francisco’s long-running injury crisis may be due to an electrical substation next to their facilities, a wild theory claims
Kittle now faces a major battle to be fit again for the 2026 season after tearing his Achilles
Moments after his heartbreaking injury blow, Kittle requested a bottle of Patron tequila to be sent to the locker room, according to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini.
The bottle was reportedly sent to him from the Niners owners’ suite at Lincoln Financial Field, and within the space of four hours Russini claimed it was left empty.
It took just a few minutes for San Francisco to confirm Kittle had suffered an Achilles injury, ruling him out for the rest of the postseason and throwing his 2026 plans into turmoil too. Kyle Shanahan, the 49ers head coach, confirmed after the game that it was tear which means he will need surgery.
The incident occurred as he made a five-yard catch, his first of the night, towards the end of the first half in Philadelphia.
The 32-year-old joins a long list of superstar players to have suffered the horrifying injury over the past couple of years, including Aaron Rodgers, Kirk Cousins, Daniel Jones, Deshaun Watson and Najee Harris among others.
