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Private coach John Beck, a former NFL quarterback who played with then-offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan in Washington, worked with Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields this offseason. Beck is still close with Shanahan and has been working with North Dakota state quarterback Trey Lance for the past few weeks.
This is no coincidence.
Fields and Lance are among the most likely prospects to be selected No. 3 overall by the San Francisco 49ers. ESPN’s Dan Graziano reports that Lance has been working with Beck at the request of the Niners.
San Francisco provided Beck with a list of exercises they wanted to see from Lance, which means they were heavily involved in planning Monday’s workout.
🧵 I’m told the 49ers are extremely involved in Trey Lance’s training scheduled for Monday. Lance, who works with QB coach Quincy Avery, spent the last few weeks working with QB coach John Beck. Kyle Shanahan coached Beck in Washington a decade ago and is confident in his opinion.
– Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) April 19, 2021
I was told that Lance went to work with Beck at Shanahan’s request and that the Niners coaching staff gave Beck a list of exercises they wanted Lance to work on before Monday’s practice. Indeed, the 49ers designed the training and will help them manage it.
– Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) April 19, 2021
Other teams are also expected to attend on Monday, including the Atlanta Falcons.
Other teams, including the Falcons and Washington, are expected to attend by sources, but obviously Lance is in consideration for the No. 3 pick.
– Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) April 19, 2021
It should be noted, of course, that Beck also works with Justin Fields, who along with Mac Jones are also in consideration for the No. 3 pickers.
– Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) April 19, 2021
“I know how he will train the quarterbacks,” Beck recently said about Shanahan in an interview with The Athletic. “I know what he’s looking for. So I think it’s an easy extension of Kyle in terms of the eyes I have for quarterbacks.”
San Francisco’s strong involvement in planning Lance’s second professional day could indicate that the team would be really serious about the former Bison being an option for the No. 3 general election.
The 2021 NFL draft begins April 29 from Cleveland, Ohio.
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