Casey Jarrett Beathard (born November 16, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Iowa, and was drafted in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the 49ers. He is the son of former Tennessee high school football coach and current 49ers head coach Jim Tressel.
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Casey Jarrett Beathard (born November 16, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Iowa, and was drafted in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the 49ers. He redshirted during his freshman year at Iowa. In the 2013 season, he appeared in a limited role in five games for the Hawkeyes. He had 179 passing yards, one touchdown, two interceptions, 49 rushing yards, and two rushing touchdowns in the 2014 season. He also threw his first career touchdown pass against LSU in the Outback Bowl. In 2015, he started the second half against Pitt after Jake Rudock suffered a minor injury. His comeback victory sparked debate about his position as a starter. The criticism, informally called the \”Iowa quarterback controversy\”, revolved primarily around Beathards being the deserving man of the starting spot, while some fervent fans called for the firing of head coach Kirk Ferentz. The Iowa coaching staff made an announcement shortly before gameday stating that both quarterbacks would take snaps during the TaxSlayer Bowl and the Hawkeye’s lost 45–28 to the Tennessee Volunteers. His father has said that CJ’s future would be after the game, and that he’s hoping he doesn’t have to transfer, and made statements to a local Tennessee media outlet, stating that it was not a threat of him transferring.
He is the son of former Tennessee high school football coach and current 49ers head coach Jim Tressel. He has a brother, J.C., who played for the Tennessee Titans in the NFL in the 1990s and 1990s. He was also a member of the Tennessee Tech football team in the late 1990s, and played in the 1998 and early 2000s. In 2011, he was named a first-team All-American by the Tennessee Touchdown Club. In 2013, he had a touchdown pass and four rushes for 30 yards against Western Michigan. In 2014, he made his collegiate debut against Purdue, where Iowa won 24–10. The Hawkeyes went on to defeat Northwestern by a surprisingly large margin in a 48–7 home victory, but were defeated in an equally grand way at Minnesota the following week, losing 51–14. Iowa received a bid to the Taxslayer Bowl against Tennessee, and pressure from fans and the media left the Iowa coaching team uncertain and the need to make a solid decision. After a last-minute loss to non-conference in-state rival Iowa State, who would eventually go 2–10, fans in the community were vocal with their criticisms of the Iowa coach.
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