A full list of all the Broncos-49ers team connections


– 49ers HC Kyle Shanahan is the son of should-be Hall of Fame Broncos coach Mike Shanahan who coached for the Broncos for 21 years (1984-87, 1989-91, 1995-2008) and won two Super Bowls with Denver[.](https://www.marca.com/en/nfl/super-bowl/2024/02/07/65c3e1c546163f58b18b45c6.html)

– 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey is the son of Broncos legendary WR Ed McCaffrey who played for Denver from 1995-2003 and won two Super Bowls.

– 49ers GM John Lynch played for the Broncos from 2004-07 and is in the Broncos Ring of Fame. Lynch began his career as an executive by shadowing John Elway and the Broncos front office.

– 49ers QB coach Brian Griese played for the Broncos from 1998-2002 winning one Super Bowl with Denver. Griese also served as radio color commentator for 850 KOA (AM)’s coverage of the Broncos from 2010-11.

– 49ers assistant QB coach Klay Kubiak is the son of legendary Broncos player/coach Gary Kubiak, who played for the Broncos from 1983-91 and coached for Denver from 1995-05 and 2015-16, winning three Super Bowls in that time.

– 49ers offensive assistant Klint Kubiak is another son of legendary Bronco Gary Kubiak and also coached for the Broncos from 2016-18 and in 2022.

– 49ers assistant HC Anthony Lynn played for the Broncos (1993-94, 1997-99), winning two Super Bowls in Denver, and coached for the Broncos from 2000-02.

– 49ers RB coach Robert Turner Jr. served as RB coach for the Broncos for 15 years (1995-2009), where he won two Super Bowls and coached HOF RB Terrell Davis.

– 49ers QB Brandon Allen was a Broncos QB in 2019.

– 49ers LB Randy Gregory recently played (barely) for the Broncos from 2022-23.

– Recent 49ers assistant GM Adam Peters served in the Broncos front office from 2009-16. John Lynch brought Peters to the 49ers with him and is now the new GM of the Washington Commanders.

– 49ers head athletic trainer Dustin Little spent five years with the Broncos as an assistant athletic trainer/physical therapist (2014-15) and director of rehabilitation (2016-18).

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