Speaking to reporters at the team’s facility on Wednesday, November 3, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle
Shanahan revealed that he did not address the team as a whole, but rather spoke with individual players about the
fatal vehicle incident involving former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III.
“I talked to guys individually, just because it’s such a big deal and it’s such a tragedy and it’s such a sad thing to see,”
he said. “We went through the selection process with (Ruggs) a year ago, and I believe a lot of folks know him, but
when you see something like that, I think we had the same reaction as everyone else on the planet.
“It makes you sick to your stomach on both sides and something that happens too much in this world and something
that everyone cannot see enough lessons on that and why it can end very fast.”
Ruggs was the quickest player at the 2020 NFL Combine, with a 4.27-second 40-yard dash. The Raiders drafted the
University of Alabama product 12th overall that year, while the 49ers took their own wideout, Brandon Aiyuk, 25th
overall.
