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Mullens injury clears way for Beathard to start for 49ers

by Josh Dubow
| December 22, 2020 1:33 PM

Nick Mullens will miss the rest of the season with a serious elbow injury, moving third-stringer C.J. Beathard into a starting role for the final two games and sending the San Francisco 49ers on desperate search for a backup.

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