The interception Nahshon Wright hauled in during the Chicago Bears ' 19-17 win over the Minnesota Vikings had way more meaning than just an average takeaway. Wright played with a heavy heart on Sunday, grieving the loss of his former coach at Laney College, the late John Beam. He played in Beam's honor after the legendary junior college coach was tragically killed in a shooting on the Laney campus.

Wright played for Beam in 2018 and he remained in regular contact with him after reaching the NFL. Beam was a father figure for the Bears cornerback and his brother, Rejzohn Wright , after they lost their dad in 2017. Both brothers spent time at Laney before transferring to Oregon State and embarking on their professional careers.

"Today he was watching over me," Wright said in the

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