49ers Nick Mullens finds virtual-reality tool ‘pretty interesting’

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Nick Mullens passes under pressure from Seattle Seahawks middle linebacker Bobby Wagner during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)SANTA CLARA — With 49ers quarterback Nick Mullens, there are reality checks and then there is virtual reality. This being Silicon Valley, let’s start with the latter.

The 49ers, since 2015, offer a virtual-reality station to help players review practice film and the game plan, and Mullens dabbles in that tool a couple times each week.

“It’s pretty interesting. You go in and you put the goggles on and kind of watch practice from the quarterback’s view, compared to just…