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The San Francisco 49ers will kick off at 1 p.m. PT, which means players are out warming up and checking out the field. The 49ers installed new turf Thursday and Friday, which means players will need to figure out what it means come game time.
Phil Dawson was reportedly out kicking three and a half hours before the game, and other players have since made their way out. Cam Inman and other beat writers tweeted out some pictures and thoughts on the subject. It will be interesting to see how the field looks in the third and fourth quarter after a few marches back and forth. Well, we're hoping the 49ers do some marching on it!
New sod @LevisStadium is down and seams can be seen, as expected, but true test comes in a bit during full warmups pic.twitter.com/nyCXPo7IHa
— Cam Inman (@CamInman) August 24, 2014
The southwest corner of the field.. pic.twitter.com/o612a6ESL6
— Chris Biderman (@ChrisBiderman) August 24, 2014
Sod holding up at least in warmups @LevisStadium as #49ers center Daniel Kilgore jogs divot-free pic.twitter.com/ybtWExRny6
— Cam Inman (@CamInman) August 24, 2014
One #49ers player gave new sod a thumbs down when I asked how it is in warmups, adds it is better than Wednesday turf & "it's getting there"
— Cam Inman (@CamInman) August 24, 2014
#49ers said seams would be apparent on the newly installed field, and they were right. The team said it wasn't a safety concern.
— Eric Branch (@Eric_Branch) August 24, 2014
A handful of players on the field. They don't appear too focused on field conditions as they go about their typical stretching etc. #49ers
— Eric Branch (@Eric_Branch) August 24, 2014
Indeed, there is a grass field in place. #49ers pic.twitter.com/9eGPbZS3gp
— Eric Branch (@Eric_Branch) August 24, 2014