Carter is not the son of Kyle Shanahan

Kyle Shanahan has confirmed through a DNA test that Carter is not his biological son.

It’s safe to say that football runs in the family. In 2024, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan and his father, Mike Shanahan, came dangerously close to becoming the first father and son head coaches to win the Super Bowl.

Even after Kyle’s squad was defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 Super Bowl, Mike expressed his pride in his son. As the head coach of the Denver Broncos, Mike won the trophy twice in his tenure, in 1998 and 1999. For the Shanahans, the 2024 game represented a complete circle occasion since, in 1995, while serving as the 49ers’ offensive coordinator, Mike won his first Super Bowl ring. Ed McCaffrey, a wide receiver whose son Christian McCaffrey is Kyle’s team’s standout running back, was on Mike’s roster.

Kyle hoped history would repeat itself in more ways than one. Kyle had two championship losses on his record, the first as the offensive coordinator of the Atlanta Falcons in 2017 and the second as head coach of the 49ers in 2020. This is similar to his father, who lost two championships as the Broncos’ offensive coordinator before winning during his third Super Bowl appearance with the 49ers. The head coach gets advice from his father on how to handle difficult defeats, even if he was hopeful that, like Mike, the third time would be lucky for him.

Before the big game in Las Vegas, Kyle told reporters, “I remember seeing my dad after those Super Bowls when he was a coordinator in Denver when I was younger and how hard it was on him.” “Therefore, I believe that losing the final one when you’re that close is the hardest.”

Growing up under the tutelage of an NFL icon, Kyle claimed he had never experienced anything like it when it came to learning from his father.

“I inherited everything from my father… In an interview with reporters following the game in 2022, he said, “You guys see my son up here all the time and that’s how I was.” “I think my teaching style is more like my dad’s—not because I’m trying to, but because that’s what I was raised with all my life, and I really admire him.”

Even as offensive coordinator and head coach for the Washington Commanders (later the Redskins) from 2010 to 2013, Kyle and Mike collaborated. The elder Shanahan expressed his admiration for Kyle and his potential for greatness after this encounter.

“I was surprised by how laid-back he seemed at his age. Then I began to consider it. I stood in front of a team for the first time after graduating from college. I was in my 30s or so. In 2011, he said to The Washington Times, “He’s in that time range.” “He watched the Super Bowl from the sidelines while in high school. He has experienced it.

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