49ers coach Kyle Shanahan suffers significant injuries in offseason car wreck

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Florida, on Oct.12, 2025.(AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

“Assistant Head Coach Chris Foerster along with team coordinators will handle head coach responsibilities during this period.”

Palo Alto lieutenant Nicholas Martinez told ESPN that the other driver was not injured and that drugs or alcohol were not involved.Shanahan was taken to the hospital by local paramedics after the wreck and was released after spending much of the day there. 

“Consistent with our standard release of information procedures in such cases, we do not release information regarding the cause of the collision, or which party may have been at fault,” Martinez told ESPN.

He told the outlet that no one was cited for the collision. 

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The 49ers’ training camp starts on Sunday, but Shanahan will not be allowed to participate until he is cleared by doctors.The longtime coach told his assistant coaches about the accident on Tuesday, according to the report.

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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan calls a play during the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Sept.28, 2025.(Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)

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49ers general manager John Lynch spoke on Saturday and said that while there aren’t concussions protocols for staff, he will “basically” be in the same concussion protocol players go through.Lynch said the doctors will dictate when he comes back. 

“No.1 for Kyle and the Shanahan family is getting him back right.He’s a tremendous head coach , but this is bigger than that, this is about his well-being, and uh, we’re going to take the time necessary and I think we’re very equipped to do that,” Lynch told reporters at a press conference.

Lynch said that Shanahan has been in the building, but he will not be running the team.The general manager did say that Shanahan will probably still be on the practice field despite the injuries, he just won’t be running the show. 

Lynch didn’t definitively saw Shanahan will be coaching in Week 1, but said that the expectation is he will be back long before the regular season begins. 

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Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay, left, greets San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan after an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept.22, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Shanahan is entering his 10th season as the 49ers head coach and is widely considered one of the best coaches in the NFL.Over nine seasons, he has an 82-67 record and has led the team to the Super Bowl twice. 

Shanahan is believed to be recovering well and healing at home, according to the report.The 49ers’ first game of the season is against theLos Angeles Ramson Sept.10 in Melbourne, Australia.  

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