Kyle Shanahan, the San Francisco 49ers coach, has been injured for almost a week after a car crash. But 49ers fans and the NFL community at large got to know about it Saturday after Shanahan’s absence from the team’s “limited” open training session on Saturday.
The team released a statement on Saturday that their head coach will be unavailable after suffering “non-life-threatening injuries.” With Shanahan absent on July 25 (Saturday), the first day of the 49ers’ training session of the team, the team said he will join training “on a limited basis” as he recovers.
Coach Shanahan will participate in team activities on a limited basis at the start of training camp while he recovers,” the team said. Assistant Head Coach Chris Foerster will take training, the team said.
However, the 49ers have provided very limited information on the crash, leading to the question, how bad was Kyle Shanahan’s crash? Here’s what we know.
Kyle Shanahan Injuries: What We Know
ESPN reported that the crash happened on July 14 in San Francisco, California. Shanahan’s car struck a SUV with a lone driver, who was uninjured. The 49ers head coach, however, was left with a broken nose, three broken ribs and a broken hand. The ESPN report added that he was left with over 40 stitches on his face.
Police in Palo Alto said drugs and alcohol were not a factor in the crash. “Consistent with our standard release of information procedures in such cases, we do not release information regarding the cause of the collision, or which party may have been at fault,” Palo Alto lieutenant Nicholas Martinez told ESPN.
This story is being updated.
