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49ers rookie punter Mitch Wishnowsky pockets NFC award

SANTA CLARA — Mitch Wishnowsky’s busiest workload of his rookie season has paid dividends, first with yet another 49ers victory and now with his first NFL award.

Wishnowsky won NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors Wednesday, the first 49ers rookie to do so since Doug Brien in 1994, their last Super Bowl-winning season.

KANSAS CITY, MO – AUGUST 24: Punter Mitch Wishnowsky #6 of the San Francisco 49ers looks on during pre-game warm ups, prior to a preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on August 24, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri.