The San Francisco 49ers head coach, Kyle Shanahan, met with a traumatic accident on July 14.
Shanahan suffered a concussion because of the accident, along with other injuries, which is why his participation in the first few days of the training camp will now be limited.
49ers insider Chris Simms, who is a close friend of Shanahan, spoke about the situation on Monday and called it “scary.”
“So just to let you know, paint the picture. You’ve seen the injury report, the broken ribs, 40 stitches in the face, the broken nose, broken left hand, and, of course, the bad concussion. But when you first see it, and it’s fresh, and some of the cuts are still wide open, I mean, it’s jarring. It’s jarring. He was this close to maybe losing his right eye. The scar is so big right here. And so all that stuff was just crazy to see. And of course, I’m thinking of my friend. But yeah, it’s tough. And he’s still battling with this concussion. Happened on the 14th, and it was disclosed on the 25th. He’s healing.” Simms said.
49ers GM Breaks Silence on Kyle Shanahan’s Accident
49ers general manager John Lynch spoke about Shanahan’s accident and shared that the team’s coach will be going into the concussion protocol.
Lynch also told the reporters that everybody involved in the accident is doing alright, while adding that Shanahan is dealing with some of the “bumps and bruises” and the lingering effects of the concussions.
“And we’re going to let the doctors dictate how he comes back, when he comes back. He’s been in the building, so we’ve seen him. It’s kind of like we do with our players, a phased back approach. Number one for Kyle and the Shanahan family is getting him back right.” Lynch said.
When asked whether Shanahan can miss traveling with the team to Australia for the Week 1 matchup, Lynch said the expectation is that the 49ers coach will get better long before then.
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