SANTA CLARA – Wide receiver Jordan Matthews is heading for a storybook destination now that 49ers minicamp is complete. He’s off to France, where his wife, Cheyna, is playing for Jamaica in its first-ever Women’s World Cup.
“We’re in this crazy phase right now,” Matthews said after Wednesday’s practice. “She’s watched me play on this (NFL) stage, and now she’s playing on the biggest soccer stage in the world.”
It’s a fabulous phase that Matthews’ former Philadelphia Eagles teammate, Zach Ertz, knows quite well. Ertz’s wife, Julie, is a star defender on the favored U.S. Women’s National Team.