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Former 49ers running back Roger Craig was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026 during the NFL Honors Award on Thursday night.

Craig was the first player ever to have 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season, which happened in 1985, and he led the NFL with 2,036 yards from scrimmage in 1988 when he helped San Francisco win the Super Bowl.

Craig also was part of the title-winning teams for the 49ers in the 1984 and 1989 seasons. His 410 yards from scrimmage in those Super Bowl wins are the third-most ever behind Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Franco Harris.

After bilateral Achilles tendinitis and a right knee injury limited him to four games in 2024, McCaffrey returned to his usual, versatile self in 2025. This is McCaffrey's first Comeback Player of the Year award after finishing second in 2022. He earned it by virtue of his 2,126 scrimmage yards (second in the NFL) and 17 total touchdowns (third). Perhaps more important, McCaffrey started all 19 games, including playoffs. In the regular season, he had a league-high 413 touches, 44 more than the next closest player and the highest total of his nine seasons in the league.

When it was over, McCaffrey called 2025 "one of the hardest years of my life" because of the offseason spent rehabbing from his knee injury and strengthening his Achilles to take on the rigors of another season. As injuries mounted around him, McCaffrey was the one constant in San Francisco's offense, playing a pivotal role in helping the 49ers go 12-5 and reach the NFC divisional round.

"I think this was one of the most impressive seasons by an individual player ever," coach Kyle Shanahan said of McCaffrey. "Just in terms of what a warrior and man he is week in, week out. ... He commits himself 24 hours a day, seven days a week to get his body ready to go out there and compete. I've never been around anything like that." -- Nick Wagoner

What's going on with the substation next to Levi's Stadium and is it causing injuries? We spoke with the NFL's chief medical officer about that very subject, as well has how the league keeps players safe year-round.

A local story we've covered here has now hit national headlines and it has been the talk of the town for many during Super Bowl week.

What's going on with the substation next to Levi's Stadium and is it causing injuries?

We spoke with the NFL's chief medical officer about that very subject, as well has how the league keeps players safe year-round.

There's no denying it, football is a violent game and injuries are often inevitable.

But the NFL is constantly searching for ways to keep its players healthy and safe.

"We'd like to create the safest possible environment for the game to occur. And we believe that work is never done," Dr. Allen Sills said.

Sills is the NFL's Chief Medical Officer. Thursday he gave us a behind the scenes tour of Levi's Stadium to show us how they're doing that work.

From proper protective equipment in the locker room, to technology on the field and dozens of highly trained medical personnel.

"We've got a lot of protocol and plans that are always the same at every game and they get practiced," Sills said.

The NFL's focus includes research of potential or emerging threats to players' health - such as the "electromagnetic field exposure" conspiracy theory at Levi's Stadium.

"I have to ask you, since you're here in the Bay area right next door to the now viral substation, what are your thoughts on EMF and injuries for players?" ABC7 Eyewitness News South Bay reporter Dustin Dorsey asked.

"Yeah, what I've said is, I am not aware of anything in the sports medicine literature that supports and associated with the injury," Dr. Sills said. "In fact, we use electrical stimulation to treat a lot of injuries as a rehab modality. With that being said, we're always open minded."

It's how the NFL says they saw the fewest concussions in a season last year, after years of brain injuries being a lesser-studied area.

Dr. Sills says the NFL has a complete set of data to look at associations and trends, including the rising concern of how EMF may be impacting the 49ers.

It's information compiled year-round to make informed medical decisions for the health and safety of players - including this weekend on Super Sunday.

Dr. Stills says the goal is simple: despite all the preparation and planning that goes into this - he hopes none of it is necessary and all players stay out of the infamous blue medical tent on Super Bowl gameday.

Before the big game is played on Super Bowl Sunday, the NFL is giving back to Bay Area schools.

Before the big game is played on Super Bowl Sunday, the NFL is giving back to Bay Area schools. A middle school in San Francisco's Portola neighborhood is just one beneficiary of the Super Bowl Legacy Grant Program.

Volunteer partners from Lowes were showing the campus of Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Middle School a little love, with a fresh landscape makeover.

"I was thrilled, we can use all the help we can get," said Principal Byron Gougoumis.

A pinch me moment for Principal Gougoumis, after all it's not everyday NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pays a visit, to award the school with a portion of an $8 million check, part of the Super Bowl Legacy Grant Program.

"Having fields where kids can play and sports of for all is a great thing, we're proud to participate to make sure Super Bowls are successful for communities," said Goodell.

As part of this year's program, the NFL Foundation, the Bay Area Host Committee and the 49ers Foundation are partnering on a series of large-scale projects, providing underserved youth with access to safe spaces to stay active like new playing fields schools in Santa Clara and East Palo Alto.