Tragedy struck the 49ers on Saturday evening when backup quarterback C.J. Beathard lost his brother to a fatal stabbing in Nashville. Beathard left to be with his family on Sunday and we all knew who the 49ers were playing for.
In his victory speech to the team, Kyle Shanahan mentioned that he spent an hour with Beathard Saturday night. When Shanahan was ready to leave, Beathard stopped him at the doorway and said, “You make sure the guys go win this game.”
Shanahan looks about to break into tears re-telling this story to the team.