The hardest part, Earl Mitchell said, is not being able to get in touch with everyone he's concerned about.
Mitchell is one of many members of the 49ers organization with ties to the Houston area. The team's nose tackle is from nearby Galena Park, Texas, which like most areas of Southeast Texas have been inundated by Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath.
"My entire family -- I was born and raised there," Mitchell said Tuesday. "That's home for me. It's hard to watch because that's really all I see on my timeline right now is all my friends trying to find shelter.