It seemed like something of an odd decision in 2019 when the San Francisco 49ers elected to keep three quarterbacks on their 53-man roster: Jimmy Garoppolo, Nick Mullens and C.J. Beathard.
Of the three, Beathard seemed the strangest. After all, following a 1-9 start to his pro career, Beathard eventually lost the 2019 training camp battle to Mullens for the honor of backing up Garoppolo during the regular season. And Beathard would find himself a weekly member of head coach Kyle Shanahan’s game-day inactive list.
Heading into 2020, however, it doesn’t seem likely Shanahan will employ the same approach.