Frank Gore arrives Monday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis as a member of the 49ers’ personnel department, and one obvious prospect is on his radar: Frank Gore Jr.
“I’ve been a proud father,” Gore said in an exclusive interview with this news organization. “Just the process, how he’s handled it, man, he’s stepped up to the plate every time.”
And now his namesake is on the NFL’s doorstep, following in the legendary footsteps of the 49ers’ all-time leading rusher.
Frank Gore Jr., after four seasons at Southern Miss, emerged as the offensive MVP of the East-West Shrine Bowl on Feb. 1 in Frisco, Texas. As he received that trophy, his admiring father recorded the moment on the field with his mobile phone.
“Everybody questioned him about the level he’d been playing, and at the East-West Shrine Bowl, he killed that. He had a great week,” Gore said of his son. “That let him know he’s a football player.
“… I’m happy he got to play with Power Five guys at the Shrine Bowl, and look how it came out,” Gore added. “
He had a great week of practice and a lot of people felt he was the best one at the position. That’s a plus.
