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Kurtenbach: Niners safety teams up with low-cost ventilator non-profit

Unless you’re a next-level Niners fan or a Purdue alum, you probably don’t know about 49ers safety Jake Thieneman.

After all, he was an undrafted practice squad player who just finished his rookie season with the team after being signed in December.

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I cover the team and had not talked to him before this week.

But I’m glad I was able to connect with him on the phone this past weekend, because you should know about what the 24-year-old is doing as he — like the rest of us — waits out the COVID-19 pandemic at his parents’ house in Indiana.