Members of the San Francisco 49ers were woken up early Thursday morning by the sound of a fire alarm blaring at their Las Vegas hotel.
According to officials at the hotel where the players are staying, an alarm was sounded. Had disappeared It went off around 6 a.m. and lasted about 10 minutes before it was determined to be a hoax, according to Fox News.
Despite the alarm, hotel officials quickly realized it was a false alarm, and the hotel did not ask guests to leave their rooms.
However, the mother of 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey sees a more sinister motive behind the incident.
San Francisco 49ers #23 Christian runs for a touchdown during the NFL divisional round playoff football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers at Levi’s Stadium on January 20, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. – McCaffrey runs with the ball. . (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
speak at your mother On Thursday’s podcast, Lisa McCaffrey said the alarm went off specifically to embarrass the team.
“It’s 100% because there was no emergency.” She claimed the alarm was an “inside job.”
The player’s mother said it felt like the alarm had been going off for “25 minutes,” but added that she didn’t think a Kansas City Chiefs fan was the culprit. Instead, she feels she should have been an actual employee of the Chiefs. Because the hotel was on deep lockdown for the Super Bowl and mere fans were not allowed into the location.
49er head coach Kyle Shanahan dismissed the incident and said it had no effect on the team or coaches.
“None of the coaches came because we were already up,” Shanahan explained. “We’re in the basement, so we couldn’t really hear it. But when we met the players at 7 o’clock and asked them how their night was, they all complained about the fire alarm, and everyone I was complaining about everything like having to go outside.
“I didn’t realize how big of a deal it was until I met them and they showed me the video. So I think it was painful for them. Nobody wakes up at 6 o’clock and they don’t have meetings until 8 o’clock. We don’t want to have to go out, but that’s the reality,” he added.
Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers arrives at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 4, 2024. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
Christian McCaffrey agreed with his mother that something sinister was afoot.
“I don’t think it can be random,” McCaffrey said, according to ESPN. “That’s part of it. It’s just throwing more wood on the fire.”
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