NFL team owners rarely address their teams after a game. They almost never are awarded game balls.
“I wish I never had one,” 49ers co-chairman John York said.
The scene in the 49ers postgame locker room Sunday was unusual and unusually emotional. Sweet in the context of a football game, but bitter in the context of life-altering events.
The 49ers had two objectives as they played the Saints: win the game, and honor the memory of Tony York, son of John York, and brother of 49ers CEO Jed York. Tony York died by suicide a year ago Dec.