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49ers ‘speechless’ in locker room after Super Bowl loss to Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
LAS VEGAS — The silence and stillness in the 49ers’ locker room after their 25-22 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII spoke volumes.
There was no music playing, very little movement and no conversations. The usual postgame ritual of players taking off pads and showering would have to wait, while they seemingly attempted to process what had just happened.
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Towards the back of the locker room where the defense was situated, Fred Warner sat in a chair, facing his locker, legs straight out in front of him, eyes locked, his body completely motionless.
It was a stark contrast to his usual process of pouring over the gamebook of stats, reviewing the numbers and preparing for his postgame press conference. No one interrupted Warner’s trance-like posture, or invaded his personal space.
Diagonally across from Warner, sat Nick Bosa, Chase Young, Javon Kinlaw and Javon Hargrave in unison, facing away from their lockers, in varying states of undress. Cleats thrown to the side, bare feet on the carpet as if they realized they needed to just stop and give themselves a moment to breathe before going any further.
“I was speechless,” Bosa said after the game. “I couldn’t really look anybody in the eye, especially all my teammates. I could have done more. Everybody could have done more. And there’s really not much to say at this point. It’s going to hurt, and it’s going to hit in waves, but that’s life.”
It was a roller coaster of a game with multiple lead changes, as well as the devastating loss of linebacker Dre Greenlaw, who suffered a torn Achilles in the first half. The linebacker was seen in the locker room after the game wearing a walking boot and using crutches to support himself.
As Greenlaw slowly made his way toward the exit, his teammates silently made eye…
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Author : NBC Sports BayArea
Publish date : 2024-02-12 15:47:22
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