49ers coach Kyle Shanahan hurt in a car crash, limited as training camp opens

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers manager Kyle Shanahan was injured successful a car clang earlier this period that volition bounds his information astatine the commencement of grooming camp, the squad announced Saturday, erstwhile campy opened.

Shanahan suffered a concussion, broke his chemoreceptor and respective ribs, and injured his hands successful the crash, a idiosyncratic acquainted with the injuries told The Associated Press, speaking connected information of anonymity due to the fact that the idiosyncratic wasn’t authorized to sermon them.

The squad described the injuries lone arsenic “non-life-threatening” and thanked archetypal responders for their enactment astatine the country of the clang past week.

The Niners volition behaviour their archetypal signifier connected Sunday with adjunct caput coach/offensive enactment manager Chris Foerster moving the team, on with coordinators Klay Kubiak, Raheem Morris and Brant Boyer.

Shanahan is entering his 10th play arsenic 49ers manager and is 1 of the astir highly regarded coaches successful the crippled for his violative acumen. San Francisco has made 2 trips to the Super Bowl nether his ticker pursuing the 2019 and 2023 seasons and made 2 further appearances successful the NFC rubric crippled successful the 2021 and ‘22 seasons.

Shanahan has a 91-72 grounds successful the regular play and playoffs for the 49ers, ranking 3rd successful franchise past successful wins down George Seifert (108) and Bill Walsh (102).

The squad overcame important injuries past play to decorativeness 12-5 successful the regular play and triumph a playoff crippled arsenic Shanahan finished 5th successful voting for the AP NFL Coach of the Year.