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Jan 2022
1h 39m

Kyle Shanahan on Super Bowl Regrets, Tra...

The Ringer
About this episode

Ahead of Sunday's NFC championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers, we revisit last summer's wide-ranging conversation between the head coaches of those teams, Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan. They discuss their long-standing friendship and their time coaching in Washington together. Kyle opens up about growing up with an NFL head coach as a father; why he chose to take the 49ers head coaching job; the Stafford trade and playing against the Rams each year; why the 49ers chose Trey Lance; his most regrettable play calls, including moments from the 2016 Super Bowl, and more. We finish the show with some listener emails and voicemails.


Hosts: Sean McVay and Peter Schrager

Guest: Kyle Shanahan

Producer: Craig Horlbeck

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