San Francisco 49ers right tackle Colton McKivitz says there’s no doubt in his mind that he plays for the best coach in the NFL.
McKivitz, who has been in San Francisco since 2020, says 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan has done his best this year. McKivitz said the fact that Shanahan oversaw such a strong season after the 49ers suffered significant losses in free agency and then even greater losses to injuries makes him the best coach in football.
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“By far,” McKivitz told ESPN’s Nick Wagoner. “THE coach of the year shouldn’t be a question. With what we had as a team in terms of injuries, all the roster changes and everything, everyone counted us out this year. . . . For us to be where we are, that says a lot about the coach that he is.”
Shanahan has never won Coach of the Year and is also not expected to win Coach of the Year this year. Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is the favorite to win the award, followed by Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald. Shanahan is a distant third.
Shanahan’s father, Mike Shanahan, a two-time Super Bowl-winning coach, never won the coach of the year award either. Kyle would surely follow in his father’s footsteps as a Super Bowl winner, even if he also follows in his father’s footsteps as a head coach who never wins Coach of the Year.
