With report heat descending on the Bay Area on Sunday, the NFL has denied the San Francisco 49ers' request to wear white uniforms for their house match against the Arizona Cardinals. The choice will go away the 49ers of their purple house uniforms for the game in Santa Clara, the place temperatures are anticipated to hit 100 levels.
Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters after observe Friday that the crew requested the NFL if the 49ers might change to white, however the league turned down the request. Shanahan stated they'll doubtlessly give you the chance to swap their typical gold pants for white pants.
“We got the memo earlier in the week that it was going to be hot like this. So we asked on Monday, and we weren’t allowed to do it. We had to do it before the season started,” Shanahan stated. “We’ll get as much white on as possible. The most we can possibly do is white pants.”
Under NFL tips, uniform adjustments should be made forward of the season to be thought of. The house crew selects its selection first, and the away crew chooses the other shade in response. Because of this, the Cardinals can be sporting all-white uniforms, as determined earlier than Week 1, which is able to function a profit within the heat.
As of Friday, the National Weather Service has flagged an excessive heat warning in the Bay Area via Saturday evening, however temperatures are nonetheless anticipated to be within the mid- to high-90s on Sunday. The game kicks off at 1:05 p.m. Pacific time, that means the 2 groups can be enjoying through the hottest a part of the day.
Shanahan stated some gamers will doubtless get pre-game IVs to assist fight the heat, however that he is not planning on pushing that on gamers but.
“Each person is different. Sometimes, when you push IVs a lot, people think they don’t have to hydrate at all. But it depends on the IV. So, we’re not preaching all of that yet,” he stated. “A number of guys, that’s usually what they do anyway in these situations. I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot more are doing it this Sunday.”
Going ahead, Shanahan said the 49ers will doubtless plan to wear all-white uniforms throughout future house video games in October, in anticipation for extra potential heat waves.
“In order for us to do it, we've got to make a conscious decision or a commitment before the year that we wear all whites until like the middle of October or whatever, and then go to normal. But it's not usually this hot, so we'll probably do that now just in case,” he stated.
