The 49ers may not have faced a hasty pass from Texas on Sunday, but one individual was not deterred from running to the San Francisco head coach.
During the Week 17 game at Levi’s Stadium, a young fan left the field and approached Kyle Shanahan on the 49ers’ touchline before being escorted away by security. According to Matt Barrows of The Athletic, the team’s equipment manager intervened to get the audience to a secure location.
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“It scared me. It made me so bad, I didn’t know what was going on. And now I feel so bad, I wish I had smashed the kid out of respect,” Shanahan said after the match. fight.
Usually, fans who rush into the field are caught quickly by security and are often forced to the ground before being sent off the field. This fan seems to approach Shanahan without any interference. The only guard seen in the video above was helpless watching from the end area.
“I don’t know how he got down there, but I was just looking at my call board and I heard a soft voice in front of me say, ‘God, Kyle Shanahan.’ At first I didn’t know if it was my son, but it startled me a bit, and then I realized it was a child,” said Shanahan. “I’ve never seen a kid running on the field, and then I said, ‘Well, man. How did you get down here?’ And then security caught him.
“I wish I could give him something.”
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The fan was one of the few people over the age of 49 to run on the field during San Francisco’s 23-7 win. San Francisco quarterback Trey Lance has only been fired once and Houston has only scored twice on target in the midfield for the double-threat rookie.
Lance, who is replacing Jimmy Garoppolo, completed 16 of 23 249-yard passes with two touches and one interception. He lunged forward eight times in 31 yards. Garoppolo missed Sunday’s game with a thumb injury.
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San Francisco fans were excited to see more of Lance, the third overall player in the 2021 NFL Draft, this season. Garoppolo and Lance were used in different packs during the pre-season, but Lance was rarely featured in the regular season. He threw a 5-yard touchdown pass in Week 1 and rushed to score in Week 3 before filling in the Garoppolo (calf) in Week 4.
Lance completed nine of 18 157-yard passes and two touchdowns, to make seven dashes for 41 yards, losing to the Seahawks. He lost to the Cardinals the following week by just 15 runs for 29 for 192 yards, without a touchdown and intercept, while dashing 16 times for 89 yards.
This season, Garoppolo has completed 68% of his passes with 19 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. The 49ers (9-7) are on their way to the NFC knockout round.
Madison Williams contributed to this report.
