Levi's Stadium Turf An Issue At 49ers' First Training Camp Practice

It took "less than 30 minutes" into the 49ers' first training camp practice yesterday "for the Levi's Stadium sod to come up in pieces, also only a couple of hours after the venue hosted a high school all-star game." 49ers VP/Stadium Operations & Security Jim Mercurio has said that the sod "will be replaced on an as-needed basis and perhaps as many as six or seven times." The team yesterday said that it is "next scheduled for mid-month following a pair of concerts by Taylor Swift on Aug. 14-15" (AP, 8/2). The 49ers are "scheduled to hold seven practices over the next eight days" at Levi's Stadium (SFGATE.com, 8/1). Unlike last season when a Levi's practice "had to be halted, none of the players were slipping, and safety did not seem to be an issue" (SACRAMENTO BEE, 8/2).