San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is recuperating after reportedly suffering “significant injuries” in a July car crash.
“Kyle Shanahan was involved in a car accident last week where he suffered non-life-threatening injuries,” a Saturday, July 25, statement shared via the team’s social media read. “Coach Shanahan and the 49ers organization would like to sincerely thank all first responders involved for their efforts and care.”
Shanahan, 46, has been the head coach of the 49ers since 2017. The team kicked off their training camp ahead of the 2026-2027 NFL season earlier this week.
“Coach Shanahan will participate in team activities on a limited basis at the start of training camp while he recovers,” the statement added of Shanahan’s role in team prep for the next season. “Assistant Head Coach Chris Foerster, along with team coordinators, will handle head coach responsibilities during this period.”
Shanahan has not further addressed his injuries, which ESPN reported are “significant.” According to the outlet, the NFL coach “broke his nose, three ribs, his hand, needed over 40 stitches in his face and suffered a severe concussion.”
The Niners are currently gearing up for another NFL season with star athletes including Brock Purdy, Fred Warner, George Kittle, Kyle Juszczyk and Christian McCaffrey at the helm. The team’s football commitments even impacted McCaffrey’s pregnant wife, Olivia Culpo, childbirth plans.
“I scheduled [a C-section] on a day Christian has a slightly easier [day], basically it’s not an off-day for him,” Culpo, 34, said in a Thursday, July 23, TikTok video about her delivery intentions. “He’ll be able to come just for the birth and then, aside from that, he’ll have to go back. So, it’s going to be different [from] my first birth. I will be without my husband.”
Culpo and McCaffrey, 30, are currently expecting their second baby. They previously welcomed daughter Collette in July 2025, also during the running back’s training camp.
“A common misconception is that football season starts in September when all the games start, but it really doesn’t,” Culpo acknowledged in her upload. “It starts at the end of July because that’s when they go to camp and it just goes right into the season.”
While McCaffrey will likely be unavailable to help with newborn duties, Culpo stressed that she has a “village” of family, friends and a nanny to step in amid her husband’s absence.
“I’ve actually been so emotional lately,” Culpo added on Thursday of her pregnancy journey. “Christian’s leaving for the season, [which] is so sad. Everything feels overwhelming.”
