49: 49ers: CB Ahkello Witherspoon has lofty goals inside and outside of football

49ers Talk with Matt Maiocco

NBC Sports Bay Area

Nfl, Football, Matt Maiocco, San Francisco 49ers, Sports

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2017

⏱️ 33 minutes

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49ers: Rookie Ahkello Witherspoon embraces being ‘weird’ and working toward a successful NFL career; Jeff Garcia discusses C.J. Beathard, Jimmy Garoppolo and the future at the 49ers’ QB position. (Episode 49) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This is 12-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coglin,
0:03.4	wondering who you should root for at the Paris Olympics?
0:06.4	It's hard to explain, and I don't think I've really talked about this with anybody.
0:11.1	Check out my new favorite olympian wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:15.0	Welcome to the 49ers Insider Podcast on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.
0:23.7	Introducing your host, San Francisco 49ers Insider, Matt Mayoko.
0:29.1	On this installment of the 49ers Insider Podcast, I sit down with 49ers rookie
0:37.2	cornerback O'Kello Weatherspoon and then Jeff Garcia and I chat about
0:41.6	CJ Bathard, Jimmy Garoplo, and Kyle Shanahan's decision on what
0:46.0	to do at the quarterback position for the remainder of this season and beyond.
0:51.2	After being inactive for the first four games of his rookie season,
0:54.0	cornerback O'Kella Weatherspoon is now solidly in place as a starter in the 49er secondary.
0:59.6	The third round draft pick from Colorado has the size and
1:03.2	athleticism that was seen as a good fit for the 49ers defensive scheme
1:07.7	but he is still very much learning the game.
1:10.9	Weatherspoon began playing football as a senior at Christian
1:14.8	Brothers High School in Sacramento. He spent one season at Sacramento City College
1:19.5	before transferring to Colorado. Witherspoon is a very interesting person. He excels in so many
1:25.4	different areas, athletics, academics, and the arts. I really enjoyed sitting down
1:31.0	with him during a break at lunchtime at the 49ers team headquarters.
1:35.2	But I apologize for my false start.
1:37.6	I rudely jumped the gun in beginning the interview as he was finishing up eating and drinking just as I fired off my first
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