San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Raheem Morris turned 50 on September 3rd but effectively missed the entire day due to the team’s travel schedule for their Week 1 game in Australia. The 49ers departed for Australia on the night of September 2nd, arriving on September 4th due to the time difference.
The team traveled a week early to adjust to the significant time change. This resulted in Morris’s birthday passing while the team was in transit.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan expressed confusion regarding the time differences and the team’s practice schedule. “We're a little confused with, when I look at my clock, and it says the time and then I try to see my family's time and it says the time, but it says yesterday, I don't even get how that's possible. So I feel like I'm in the future,” Shanahan said. He further explained the team’s schedule, noting they were preparing for a game on what was Friday in Australia, but Thursday in the U.S., and he was calling Wednesday what might actually be Monday or Sunday. “Today is just our first day of the game plan, which is a Wednesday. We'll put in some on a Thursday. Friday's the final part of the game plan. Saturday, we walk through and we play on Sunday, which is a Friday in Australia and a Thursday in the U.S. So, don't ever make me do that again.”
It is hoped that Morris received some form of birthday acknowledgment during the team’s travel, despite the unusual circumstances. He is now 50 years old.
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