Long before Nick Mullens took the field as an NFL quarterback, he prepared

SANTA CLARA San Francisco 49ers Customized Jerseys , Calif. (AP) —for the moment he’d play in a loud road stadium by downloading crowd noise and blaring it on his headphones as he practiced calling out plays in his apartment.That preparation will be put to the test this week when Mullens makes his second career road start for the San Francisco 49ers at Seattle in front of the loudest road crowd in the league.“I’ve played in a lot of the most prominent stadiums in the country as far as college football goes,” said Mullens, who pointed to games in college at Nebraska, Alabama and LSU as the most challenging crowds he’s faced.“Obviously, it has the reputation that it has in CenturyLink, and it’s going to be cool to play there.”Mullens’ first road start for the 49ers (2-9) wasn’t a successful one. He went 18 for 32 for 221 yards with one touchdown, two interceptions and four sacks in a 27-9 loss to Tampa Bay last week. There were a handful of issues with hearing the play call from coach Kyle Shanahan in his helmet headset and Mullens had to rush to the sideline once to get the play and burn two timeouts on other occasions.Mullens had his lowest marks in yardage, completion percentage and passer rating out of his three career starts as the Niners struggled to get much of anything going against a defense that has been the worst in the league at defending against the pass.“It was very frustrating San Francisco 49ers T-Shirts ,” Mullens said. “We just never got on a rhythm. But, you watch the film and you see where you can improve and that’s why we’re so excited about this week.”Mullens had a record-setting debut against Oakland when he joined Hall of Famers Jim Kelly and Fran Tarkenton as the only players with at least 250 yards passing, three touchdown passes and no interceptions in their first career game. He also had the most efficient debut since the merger for a player with at least 20 attempts, posting a 151.9 rating in the 34-3 win.He followed that up by throwing four interceptions and two touchdowns in losses to the Giants and Tampa Bay and now must face a much more difficult defense and a more challenging environment in Seattle.“I think Nick handles pressure pretty well,” Shanahan said. “He handled it well in Tampa. We just didn’t play very good. So, there’s a difference in that. Nick’s been the same guy since he’s been here. I don’t think he’s going to freak out just because it’s loud. Whether you do good or bad doesn’t mean that you freaked out or you were poised. It’s harder. It’ll be more of a challenge. We’ll practice all week at it. The better he plays, the better we play around him, the easier the challenge will be.”NOTES: WR Marquise Goodwin remains away from the team to tend to an undisclosed personal matter. … C Weston Richburg (knee) and T Joe Staley (veteran) also missed practice, while DB D.J. Reed (foot) will miss the game this week. The NFL announced official 2019 Pro Bowl rosters Tuesday evening https://www.49ersfanshop.com/hats , and the San Francisco 49ers have two players in the initial roster for the postseason all star game, and three alternates. Fullback Kyle Juszczyk is a starter and tight end George Kittle is a reserve. Defensive lineman DeForest Buckner, kicker Robbie Gould, and linebacker (specialist) Mark Nzeocha were selected as alternates. The game is scheduled for Sunday, January 27th in Orlando, Florida, with kickoff set for 12:00 p.m. PT on ABC and ESPN.It is always worth noting that rosters will change between now and January 27, when the Pro Bowl goes down in Orlando. Injuries and “injuries” will result in players dropping out. Whomever is playing in Super Bowl 53 the following week will drop out as well. There is a decent chance one or two more 49ers are added in after the fact.This marks Juszczyk’s third straight appearance in the Pro Bowl. He is a standout fullback, and considering the move away from the position for a lot of teams San Francisco 49ers Hoodie , it is not surprising he was easily elected a starter.Kittle has had a breakout sophomore season and rightfully earned his first Pro Bowl nod. He set the 49ers single season and single game records for tight end receiving yards. He is third among all tight ends in receptions and second in receiving yards. Both he and Travis Kelce have a chance at breaking Rob Gronkowski’s single season record for tight end receiving yards.If an injury replacement is needed, this would mark Buckner’s first Pro Bowl appearance, and comes as he is in the midst of the best season of his career. Buckner has 11 sacks and is second on the team with 60 total tackles. Considering how the NFL is evolving into a pass-first league, a defensive tackle with that many tackles is crazy. He is third among all defensive linemen.Nzeocha is a specialist alternate thanks in large part to a monster voter turnout from Germany. Nzeocha was born in Germany and is the first German-born Pro Bowler after NFL Germany fans and media mobilized for Nzeocha. He currently leads the 49ers in special teams snaps while also playing the SAM linebacker position.Gould has one Pro Bowl under his belt, way back in 2006.