Kyle Shanahan

“Seeing him for his first practice there on Tuesday versus the Chargers you could see it a little bit, and I thought nothing changed today. I thought he ran real physical. Would love to keep him in there a little bit longer, but with it being his second day back, I wanted to be smart with him.”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-21

Kyle Shanahan explained the decision to manage Kaelon Black's workload in the rookie's return from injury.

“That's his strength, is his hands,”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-21

Kyle Shanahan discussed rookie wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling's dropped touchdown pass following a preseason win.

“I was real happy with him,”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-21

Kyle Shanahan evaluated running back Kaelon Black's performance in his preseason debut.

“It was one Mac let go of really early. When you call a double move down there, you'll get that ball up and down, and Mac threw it about as early as you can, so I don't think [Stribling] picked it up until it was about 3 yards away from him which makes it a real tough catch, but he's got the ability to do it, so he needs to come down with that one.”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-21

Kyle Shanahan broke down a difficult throw from Mac Jones that De'Zhaun Stribling failed to haul in.

“They just said he had some tightness, so we were just being smart in taking him out,”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-19

Shanahan explained why receiver Mike Evans was taken out of practice.

“And that would be one they’re wrong on.”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-19

Shanahan denied that McCaffrey's absence was related to contract dissatisfaction.

“I don’t think it’s anything worse, so we’ll see when we get in there, but nothing that I’m worried about right now.”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-19

Shanahan continued discussing Mike Evans' injury status.

“He’ll get sensitive if I say where.”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-19

Shanahan declined to specify the exact nature of McCaffrey's injury.

“I mean, people make a lot of assumptions,”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-19

Shanahan responded to speculation that Christian McCaffrey was withholding practice participation over contract concerns.

“Who knows what happened when I turned around, whether [autopilot] malfunctioned or whether I knocked it off I don't know yet. But regardless, it's always your fault. Whether you're on autopilot or not, you can't take your eyes off the road. It's a partnership, driving, you don't just turn it over to a computer.”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2026-08-08 · reported 2026-08-08

Shanahan said he was using autopilot in his Tesla Model S when the accident occurred after he dropped his phone and took his eyes off the road.

“I try not to come in here every single day because I feel like, if I did, I wouldn't be able to pull off my normal routine, which is watching hours and hours of tape and getting to walk through the night being able to watch stuff after that,”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2026-08-08 · reported 2026-08-08

Shanahan explained he has cut back on some coaching duties while recovering from injuries sustained in a July 14 accident.

“Eventually I will get there.”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2026-08-08 · reported 2026-08-08

Shanahan discussed his recovery process and plans to return to his full coaching routine.

“Anytime you cause an accident that can be avoided, you feel pretty stupid, especially when you have a chance to hurt someone else,”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2026-08-08 · reported 2026-08-08

Shanahan reflected on causing the July 14 accident that injured both himself and a 21-year-old driver.

“But just letting you guys know, he is conscious, inside communicating with us, can feel all his extremities, and they’re taking him down to Stanford now just for further testing. So hopefully, we cleared the real scary stuff, and hopefully we’ll get some good news on his neck.”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2025-07-27 · reported 2025-07-27

Kyle Shanahan reported on Tarron Jackson's condition and next steps following an injury at practice.

“There with Tarron Jackson there at the end, always scary when someone gets taken off on a stretcher,”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2025-07-27 · reported 2025-07-27

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan provided an update after defensive lineman Tarron Jackson was stretchered off the field.

“We were close to him, so we could hear him talking, we could see everything moving, so I just told the guys that, which I think eases them up a little bit for the biggest fears and asked them if they’re okay to continue to go. They all yelled ‘yes,’ and then we finished our last period and a half.”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2025-07-27 · reported 2025-07-27

Kyle Shanahan described how the team responded to Tarron Jackson's injury before resuming practice.

“It’s always hard like that and especially when guys watch that,”

Kyle Shanahan · said 2025-07-27 · reported 2025-07-27

Kyle Shanahan spoke about the team's reaction to seeing Tarron Jackson get injured.