"The fifth-year cornerback leapt high in full sprint with his hand stretched over his head to intercept a pass by Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy in the end zone to preserve a 10-3 Bears lead late in the second quarter. No wild celebration followed. Instead, Wright jogged to the back of the end zone and took a knee in memory of Oakland football legend John Beam, the former football coach at Laney College who died Friday after being shot on campus a day earlier."
"Just before noon Thursday, the Oakland Police Department responded to reports of gunshots at Laney and found Beam suffering from gunshot wounds. He was transported to an area hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. At approximately 10 a.m. the next day, Beam was pronounced dead. Oakland police arrested 27-year-old Oakland resident Cedric Irving Jr. as a suspect in the case early Friday morning at the San Leandro BART station."
"Chicago Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright honored his deceased coach John Beam by taking a knee in the end zone after an interception. Legendary Laney College coach John Beam died Friday after being shot on the Oakland campus the previous day. Wright said Beam became a father figure after his own father died in 2017, supporting him and his brother beyond the football field."
Nahshon Wright intercepted a pass in the end zone late in the second quarter and took a knee to honor John Beam. Beam, a Laney College coach, died Friday after being shot on the Oakland campus the previous day. Wright said Beam became a father figure after his father died in 2017 and that Beam called him the night before he died, saying he seemed to get picks. Oakland police found Beam with gunshot wounds, transported him to a hospital, and he was pronounced dead the next morning. Police arrested 27-year-old Cedric Irving Jr. at the San Leandro BART station; Irving is a former Skyline High School player and did not play under Beam.
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