Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group SANTA CLARA, CA. – Aug. 14: San Francisco 49ers center Jake Brendel (64) prepares to block after hiking the ball to Trey Lance during the Kansas City Chiefs preseason game, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
SANTA CLARA — Frankie Austin Brendel someday will be old enough to read this story, about the wild day she was born.
That day was Sunday, when she arrived about an hour before her father, Jake, rushed off to play center for the 49ers in their regular-season finale, a 38-13 win over