Despite hoping to return to the Super Bowl to avenge last year’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, the San Francisco 49ers never seemed to get going this year. It was a bad omen of things to come when star running back Christian McCaffrey missed the beginning of the season with a surprise Achilles injury.
Injuries would continue to derail the Niners’ season, as it felt like another star player went down every week. San Francisco enters the final week of the season at 6-10 and completely out of the playoff picture.
Many thought that the abysmal season would result in the team moving on from head coach Kyle Shanahan. Now, according to one prominent NFL insider, we know exactly what direction the 49ers are taking regarding their head coach.
“49ers owner Jed York told (Tim Kawakami)regarding HC Kyle Shanahan and GM John Lynch: ‘They’re not going anywhere. You can write that. They’re not going anywhere,’” reported Ari Meriov on Tuesday.
#49ers owner Jed York told @timkawakami regarding HC Kyle Shanahan and GM John Lynch: “They’re not going anywhere. You can write that. They’re not going anywhere.”
Speculation about a team trading for Shanahan appears baseless and never gained traction. pic.twitter.com/9sVifAXY05
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) December 31, 2024
Fans reacted to the news on social media.
“I could have given Tim this same information. Only morons and idiots think about [expletive] deas like trading away Shanahan,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“That statement was given before the game, might want to ask him again,” one fan added, referencing San Francisco’s loss on Monday night to the Detroit Lions.
“If they were a serious franchise they’d cut Moody 4 weeks ago,” another fan said, referencing the Niner’s placekicker.
It’ll be interesting to see how San Francisco approaches the offseason.
