NFC Notes: Sean McVay, John Lynch, 49ers, Rams, Seahawks

There is a leading theory about the injury to the 49ers that is related to a power station near the team’s training facility. San Francisco GM John Lynch He said they have reached out to experts on the matter and are looking into it closely “everything.”

“Because it’s about the health and safety of our players, I think you have to look at everything,” Lynch said, via ESPN’s Nick Wagoner. “We’ve been reaching out to anyone and everyone to see if there’s any research other than the guy who stuck a machine under the phone and came up with a number that I don’t know what that means? That’s what we know is there. We’ve heard that release. … The health and safety of our players is very important. We’re looking into it. Our ownership, Jed Our ownership. [York] it’s great in terms of resources, and we’ll keep an eye on things. I know that many games have been won in this center since it was opened, but yes, we will not ignore it.”

Lynch went on to say that they are looking for ways to improve their players’ health and efficiency, including bringing in new professionals to their staff.

“We’re always looking at trends, data, everything we do,” Lynch said. “Our health and the performance of our players is a priority every year. This year has been difficult, and it has hurt our team, and we will continue to look at it. … We have spent a lot of time and effort in finding quality people. And I think we are better at avoiding injuries and I think this year, maybe because the star players were not being paid much attention, not being paid much attention.”

Rams HC Sean McVay he talked about WR Davante Adams against Seattle this week, as there was no veteran receiver the last time these two rivals met.

“Great,” McVay said of Adams. “He is a great player [in Chicago] it was different. It was good to be able to get his feet wet and he made some key and critical plays against Carolina. Then you look at last week, it’s like a big competition. Be in great shape if needed. He looks at the power he had [Bears cornerback] Nahshon Wright on that 12-yard catch that [Adams] done. It was unbelievable. It’s not a good play call, but he and Matthew [Stafford] he’s done it well where he can win power, undermine that angle and have experience on the side. The in-cut he caught was a big game. You have a big impact. It’s nice to be able to be with him and everyone feels and notices there on the grass. You just had this situation that I think raises the strength of our team and our team. We are very happy about his return.”

The Seahawks are going to the NFC Championship game Mike MacdonaldSecond year as head coach. Veteran TE Eric Saubert He praised Macdonald’s ability to lead, saying they never had doubts about their ability.

“It’s easy to follow a person like that, who is sincere and has such beliefs and practices what he preaches,” Saubert said, via Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic. “He’s a guy who’s led us all season, and there’s never been any doubt. We’ve never wavered in the way we follow him. He’s a man. He’s a great coach. He’s a great person to talk to. And we’ll follow him until the end, man.”

Seahawks LB Ernest Jones IV called Macdonald “big” part of their success.

“Mike is the biggest thing,” Jones said. “Just being able to start Day 1 (saying), ‘This is the type of team we’re going to be, and we’re not going to be that team unless we work for it.’ He just kept telling us to work on it. Mike is the main reason we are here.”

Seahawks DT Leonard Williams he said their defense has proven to be full of balls all year.

“A lot of times we see the ball carrier on the ground (and) we stop the film to see how many blue hats are in the picture,” Williams said. “Most of the time, it’s nine or more players standing over the ball carrier.”

• Seahawks GM John Schneider prioritizing Saints trade for WR/KR Rashid Shaheedwhich was also fully supported by OC Clint Kubiak. (Rapoport)
• The team will also prioritize signing a WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba to a contract extension this offseason. (Rapoport)