After going 2-14 in Chip Kelly’s only season as coach, the 49ers were looking for stability. They had gone through three coaches in three years as they began their search in 2017.
Offensive tackle Joe Staley, one of the team leaders that season, went to 49ers CEO Jed York to advocate for Kyle Shanahan as the 49ers’ next head coach.
“I was like, ‘You have to make this happen,’ ” Staley said during an appearance on the Mojobreak Media podcast
last week, via NBC Sports Bay Area. ” ‘Everything I’ve heard about from a player’s side, management side, Read more…