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Kyle Shanahan intends to coach the 49ers for years to come.<\/p>\n
Though he is still trying to take the San Francisco 49ers<\/a> to the promised land, head coach Kyle Shanahan dipped his toe into life after football while helping the NBC broadcast of Super Bowl LX.<\/p>\n But that will be all of Shanahan\u2019s TV for a while.<\/p>\n The Niners coach opened up about why he still loves coaching and how being on television will wait during the NFL\u2019s league meetings in Phoenix.<\/p>\n Shanahan is set to enter Year 10 with the 49ers and has taken them to two Super Bowls and four NFL<\/a> final four appearances in his previous nine years.<\/p>\n Kyle Shanahan Liked TV, But Is \u2018Good Coaching\u2019<\/p>\n Shanahan\u2019s NFC West rival and peer Sean McVay flirted with leaving the coaching ranks for TV before returning to the Los Angeles Rams<\/a>. But Shanahan won\u2019t even entertain the idea of being on air full time, just yet.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m good coaching,\u201d Shanahan told The Athletic<\/a> this week. \u201cI love coaching. Even though I look like I\u2019ve aged 10 years \u2026 because I physically have aged 10 years, I still feel good.<\/p>\n \u201cMy family still loves it. I think they would kill me if I was home a lot more.\u201d<\/p>\n Shanahan still feels good because of his robust success in San Francisco. He somehow ranks third in Niners history in wins (82) and is second in games coached (149) and will surpass Bill Walsh (152) during the 2026 season.<\/p>\n Plus, Shanahan struggled to find things to say that were smart without giving away his own state secrets.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I\u2019d enjoy it more the second time,\u201d Shanahan said. \u201cI was a little out of my element, so I had some anxiety about it. \u2026 They kept asking questions, and I want to answer them, but I\u2019m like, \u2018Man, I still work in this league, and I have to play against these people.\u2019 I couldn\u2019t just talk.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have to be so strategic. You want to say something that actually makes sense, but you don\u2019t want to say something that helps anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n \nThe 49ers Continue to Want Kyle Shanahan as Their Head Coach\n<\/p>\n It takes two to tango. So although Shanahan has had near-unprecedented success for a 49ers coach not named Walsh or Seifert, there are fans who are still unhappy with Shanahan\u2019s key decisions in big games.<\/p>\n But the organization is full on board with the 46-year-old offensive play caller, who is locked in through the 2028 season.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Kyle\u2019s got three years left. I want Kyle to be here for a long time,\u201d 49ers owner Jed York told The Athletic. \u201cHe\u2019s been here for a long time. I want him to be here even longer.\u201d<\/p>\n Shanahan is still hungry to win the Super Bowl, since that is about the only thing he has left to accomplish with the 49ers. He attracted veteran wide receiver Mike Evans, who has won the Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>, and is hoping Evans can instill in the 49ers what it takes to scale the mountain.<\/p>\n \u201cThat he chose to come to us shows how important football is to this guy,\u201d Shanahan said. \u201cWe have a number of veterans, and I love the thought of pairing him up with some of these guys that are playing for one reason, and that\u2019s to try to get to the Super Bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tPat Pickens<\/a> is an experienced sports writer and media personality who has written for outlets like NHL.com, the Associated Press, the New York Times and USA Today. He covers the NFL, NBA, NHL and NBA as a breaking news contributor at Heavy. More about Pat Pickens<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on 49ers\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Kyle Shanahan intends to coach the 49ers for years to come. 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