Kyle Shanahan will be comfortable in knowing his place as coach of the San Francisco 49ers is sure for a while.
The coach who led the team’s incredible turnaround that wound up in an NFC Championship and Super Bowl appearance against the Kansas City Chiefs will be receiving a six-year contract per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
San Francisco is rewarding head coach Kyle Shanahan with a new six-year contract that replaces the three years he had remaining on his deal and ties him to the 49ers through the 2025 season, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 15, 2020
The new contract makes Shanahan one of the NFL’s five highest-paid head coaches. But what made this deal unique is that it was hardly a protracted negotiation between 49ers owner Jed York and Shanahan; the two men sat down and quickly figured out what each meant to the other, committing to their second six-year contract in just over three years. Shanahan signed his first six-year contract with the 49ers in February 2017. This new six-year deal, completed recently, replaces that one.
Shanahan became head coach of the 49ers in the 2017 season. His first two years were a struggle, as San Francisco went a combined 10-22.
However, it all came together in 2019 as the Niners won 13 games and the NFC West championship. They defeated Minnesota and Green Bay in the playoffs to advance to the Super Bowl.
There, Shanahan and the 49ers ran into Andy Reid and the Chiefs. It was a tight game until late when San Francisco pulled away to a 31-20 victory.
Shanahan is looking to join his dad, Mike, as a head coach of a Super Bowl winner. Mike Shanahan was a two-time champ with the Denver Broncos.