York said his comments to the BBC were misunderstood, though it’s a bit hard to misinterpret, “Can I see a time without helmets? Yes.”
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Maybe the key was York’s caveat: “It’s not around the corner, but I can see it.”
The 49ers co-chair’s comments were aimed at how to reduce concussions and eliminate players using their heads as weapons, but once his remarks began to gain some legs, he not only backed away but said he’d been misinterpreted or misquoted, via Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com:
According to ProFootballTalk.com, a 49ers spokesman said the team and York are unsure how the BBC reporter misheard or misunderstood his remarks.
