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Chicago Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright honored his deceased coach John Beam by taking a knee in the end zone after an interception.

Legendary Laney College coach John Beam died Friday after being shot on the Oakland campus the previous day.

Wright said Beam became a father figure after his own father died in 2017, supporting him and his brother beyond the football field.

Nahshon Wright had just made a huge play for the Chicago Bears, and in spectacular fashion.

The fifth-year cornerback leapt high in full sprint with his hand stretched over his head to intercept a pass by Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy in the end zone to preserve a 10-3 Bears lead late in the second quarter.

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