The San Francisco 49ers are Down Under to open their NFL season against the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, and ABC7 Eyewitness News will have complete coverage from Australia and the Bay Area.
ABC7's J.R. Stone has arrived in Melbourne and will have live reports in the lead-up to the season opener and the latest on how 49ers fans are enjoying everything Australia has to offer.
The Niners arrived in Melbourne Friday morning, held a light practice on Saturday, took Sunday off and then have a normal stretch of three practices on Monday through Wednesday before playing the opener on Friday morning.
They will leave right after the game and are expected to land back in the Bay Area on Friday afternoon. They then will be able to take the weekend off before preparing for the Week 2 game against Miami on Sept. 20.
"It's a big adjustment on the body," coach Kyle Shanahan said. "So, the recommendation for everybody has been to tell us when to go, and it's made a lot of sense. I know how our players feel also. I was a little bit on the fence. Science wasn't and what I was reported on and our players weren't at all. So that helped me get off the fence."

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