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Cornerback · San Francisco 49ers

Upton Stout

No. 20 · 2nd season

Upton Stout traded the sideline for the starting grid

Not every offseason moment happens on a football field. This one happened at nearly 200 miles per hour.

Upton Stout plays cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers — a position that asks you to be comfortable in tight spaces, under pressure, with everyone watching. Last weekend at Sonoma Raceway, he stepped into a different kind of arena entirely, serving as an honorary official for NASCAR's Toyota/Save Mart 350 and taking part in the pre-race festivities.

It's a small thing, maybe. A footballer at a race. But there's something real in a player showing up somewhere unexpected and just being present in it — not performing, just there.

These are the moments that remind you the people inside the helmets have whole lives running alongside the season.

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