Keeping Joe Happy

Nate Montana, son of Hall of Fame QB Joe Montana, had a tryout with the San Francisco 49er's. Did they see anything in him that the scouts missed or is it an attempt to keep his father happy?

Nate had a very undistinguished college career at four different schools. He enrolled at Notre Dame in 2008 and attempted to earn a scholarship as a walk-on. That didn't work out so he enrolled at Pasadena City College for 2009. He returned to Notre Dame in 2010 before transferring again to the University of Montana for 2011. He finished his career at West Virginia Wesleyan during the 2012 season.

He managed to get on the field during his time at Notre Dame and completed 9 of 18 attempts for 116 yards. He fared better at West Virginia Wesleyan where he completed 225 of 436 for 2,480 yards.

Needless to say, there was not a lot of interest in him. Without his father's influence, he wouldn't even have a tryout. I wonder if he got his degree.
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