The 49ers ownership just gave Kyle Shanahan a pass for missing the playoffs. He might not be so lucky if he does it again next year.

The San Francisco 49ers have many options in front of them, and trading HC Kyle Shanahan is a possible way for the team to move forward.

Kyle Shanahan probably isn't paying much interest to draft declarations at this point in the offseason as he sets about the task of reassembling his San Francisco 49ers coaching staff. But there was one quarterback declaration this week that might have piqued his interest.

Not a good look. At Kyle Shanahan's end-of-season press conference a few days ago, he proudly announced that he would be promoting Klay Kubiak to 49ers OC.

Despite the latest two losses coming under head coach Kyle Shanahan, the San Francisco 49ers still believe he is destined for greatness.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan faced a wave of criticism and calls for him to be fired after the team went 6-11 this year and failed to make

SANTA CLARA — Maybe, just maybe, this is the next evolution of Kyle Shanahan. Perhaps this is the form the ninth-year and now beleaguered 49ers head coach — who sat at the dais at Levi’s Stadium, unshaven and gaunt after a Super Bowl-or-bust season turned into a six-win, never-sniffed-the-playoffs nightmare — has always needed to take.

Special teams have been a debacle for the San Francisco 49ers ever since Kyle Shanahan became the head coach. It has never mattered who the coordinator is. In 2

Kyle Shanahan updates Brock Purdy's injury and Joshua Dobbs' potential impact. Get insights on team dynamics and quarterback options.

There was a fun wrinkle in the San Francisco 49ers’ season finale against the Arizona Cardinals. NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco on Sunday reported via head coach Kyle Shanahan that 49ers offensive passing game specialist Klay Kubiak called plays in Week 18.

Well, as it turns out, saying goodbye is a bit of a nebulous term, in his exit interview with reporters, Kyle Shanahan let it be known that Sorensen is still under contract with the 49ers, even if his status is very much up in the air.

Asked to evaluate Pearsall's year in their end-of-season media session, Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch celebrated the collegiate Gator for overcoming adversity as a first-year pro, as he really came through for his team.