The media returned inside the 49ers locker room Friday night after a two-year ban and, sure enough, great insights and scenes unfolded.
SANTA CLARA — Mike McGlinchey was “jazzed up” as he welcomed a long-lost cluster of reporters to his new spot in the 49ers’ locker room.
Speaking of mementos, rookie quarterback Brock Purdy was at his locker when he showed off the football he threw for his first pro touchdown — the game-winning score to Tanner Hudson. Turns out, Trey Lance chased down that ball once Hudson tossed it, and Purdy is forever grateful, saying of Lance: “I’m like, ‘Dude, you’re literally the best.’ He’s humble. I look up to that dude a lot.”
As for his old locker across the room, isn’t that where Lance is now? “Yes. Good memory,” McGlinchey said. Other have moved spots, like McGlinchey to DeForest Buckner’s old locker, wide receiver Deebo Samuel to the entryway, and second-year guard Aaron Banks to a safe haven away from stray basketballs that still get shot at a nearby rim.
“It was everything you dream about and a little bit more,” said Burford, a Texas-San Antonio product and a fourth-round pick. “When you get finally out there, there are nerves and jitters, especially being a rookie starting the first game. It was electrifying. I can’t complain.”
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