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Decimated 49ers should force opt-out of MetLife turf unless satisfied

On The NFL Mark Craig

One shouldn't use a broad brush when painting a hot take that tries to explain that horribly long list of players wounded during Week 2 of the NFL season.

There are too many variables. Variables that aren't limited to COVID-19 canceling the preseason.

If that were the reason, where was that same level of carnage in Week 1? And why were the two biggest supernovas to suffer season-ending injuries — 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa and Giants running back Saquon Barkley — guys who did just fine when they sat out the entire 2019 preseason?