OTA’s are on Monday https://www.49ersfanshop.com/Pierre-Garcon-Jersey , and both players will have a fresh start"Monday kicks off OTA’s for the San Francisco 49ers. Monday will mark the first of 10-day practice period where no live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are allowed. There will be plenty of players trying to carve out their role on the team in 2019. For Nick Mullens, he will try to maintain the role of a backup quarterback.In 2018 Earl Mitchell Jersey , Mullens was thrown into the starting lineup after C.J. Beathard was injured. It’s not often you can be productive on offense when your third-string quarterback is playing a substantial amount of snaps. With Mullens out there, that’s precisely what happened. Mullens threw three touchdowns against the Oakland Raiders and had six incompletions in a 34-3 route during his first start in the NFL. While Mullens finished with a 3-5 record, you won’t get many arguments on who the second-best QB on the 49ers is. Just rewatching some of Mullens throws, he had a couple “wow” throws every game. Those throws weren’t just good for a rookie, but for any quarterback.Mullens still acknowledges and accepts that there will be a battle for the backup quarterback position:Now is important. Proving it during the games is essential as well. Mullens did that. He became the first 49ers quarterback to throw for 220-or-more yards in eight consecutive games since Joe Montana did so in nine straight games from December 9 Malcolm Smith Color Rush Jersey , 1985, to December 7, 1986. He had one game-winning drive and would have had another one if the defense would have been able to hold up against the New York Giants.Beathard might improve as well. Both players should be better with the new weapons around them. Mullens has proven it, and knows it: Garrett Celek’s spot may not be safe." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesNiners Nation homepageHorizontal - WhiteNiners Nationa San Francisco 49ers communityFollow Niners Nation online:Follow Niners Nation on TwitterFollow Niners Nation on FacebookFollow Niners Nation on InstagramLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchNiners Nation main menuFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibrary49ersOddsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 49ers Salary CapLevi’s Stadium Events49ers Transactions49ers Injury News49ers Press Conferences & Conference CallsKaden Smith has one heck of an opportunity in front of himNew,31commentsGarrett Celek’s spot may not be safe. PDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Kaden Smith has one heck of an opportunity in front of himTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailThe San Francisco 49ers drafted tight end Kaden Smith https://www.49ersfanshop.com/Robbie-Gould-Jersey , and while it was an obvious move for a position lacking depth behind No. 2 man Garrett Celek, he has a huge opportunity in front of him. Celek had a terrible 2018. This is attributed to a broken thumb he suffered. His offseason hasn’t been great either. He’s still in the concussion protocol and recovering from back surgery. Most concussion protocols last one-two weeks, not months into the offseason. Well, Celek will be out into the 2019 season also. Weeks into the 2019 season. “Celek is for sure going to be after Week 6,” Kyle Shanahan said in his Friday press conference. So a training camp and six weeks into the season. The 49ers don’t have much behind George Kittle at tight end. Kaden Smith has himself an excellent opportunity to impress the coaching staff and lockdown that No. 2 tight end spot. Smith is a competitive guy too. He earlier said he wanted to one day compete with Kittle for the starting tight end job on the 49ers. Keep in mind; this is the same Kittle that shattered records in 2018. If Smith makes the most of his opportunity Reuben Foster Jersey , Celek may find himself out of a job at the end of the season. 2019 is a contract year for him and if Smith can rise to the occasion, Celek may be a casualty in 2020.