{
  "id": 14978733,
  "title": "San Francisco 49ers reporter accused of hugging players in locker room",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/san-francisco-49ers-reporter-accused-of-hugging-players-in-locker-room",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T15:15:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/san-francisco-49ers-reporter-accused-151543904.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "San Francisco 49ers reporter David Lombardi has been accused by one of his colleagues of hugging players in the locker room after games. Grant Cohn, a reporter for 49ers On SI, expressed his disapproval of Lombardi's behavior on his postgame livestream. Cohn stated that Lombardi, who writes for the San Francisco Standard, treats the players as if they accomplished something together during the game, disregarding the professional boundary between fans and players. Cohn emphasized that it's not his role to engage in intimate interactions with the players and firmly believes in maintaining a professional distance throughout the season.",
  "summary": "San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan hasn’t always been the biggest fan of Grant Cohn’s questions, but that’s part of life on the beat. According to Cohn, David Lombardi didn’t get that memo. “I can’t stand David Lombardi,” said Cohn, a reporter for 49ers On SI, on his postgame livestream last Sunday. “It’s bad…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}