SANTA CLARA — Nick Mullens, with little surprise or fanfare, outlasted C.J. Beathard to win the 49ers No. 2 quarterback roll and be Jimmy Garoppolo’s primary backup entering Sunday’s season opener at Tampa Bay.
Mullens broke the news at his locker Monday, solving one of this offseason’s biggest mysteries and one that might be relatively meaningless as long as Garoppolo stays healthy in his comeback from knee reconstruction.
#49ers Nick Mullens had a better Friday than most:
First, coach Kyle Shanahan informed him he will be QB2 ahead of CJ Beathard
Then, Mullens’ wife, Haleigh, gave birth to their son, Luke (both home now and thriving) pic.