FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
When the 49ers stayed in Youngstown, Ohio, between Eastern time zone games five years ago, then- coach Jim Harbaugh said the sojourn was about bonding, bonhomie and team building.
“We’re all staying under one roof for every night that we’re here,” Harbaugh said. “And eating those meals together, training together, practicing together, meeting together. And learning more about your team. Learning more about the guys, their stories.”
For Chip Kelly, the 49ers’ current Florida trip is more pragmatic: Trimming about 3,500 miles from the 49ers’ upcoming itinerary.
“It’s really not that deep,” Kelly said Thursday when asked about the plan.