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49ers coach Kyle Shanahan with a headset

Mike Shanahan says son Kyle once tried to trade for 1 surprising QB

San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan is very fussy when it comes to his quarterbacks, and it has not always worked out well for him. However, things could have been very different had he successfully landed his top target six years ago, so claims …

A graphic of old Redskins coaches

Graphic of old Redskins coaching staff goes viral

A graphic about the old Washington Redskins coaching staff is going viral this week ahead of the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. There are only eight teams remaining in the NFL playoffs. In the NFC, it’s the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay …

Peyton Manning

Peyton Manning was ‘fairly close’ to joining Redskins in 2012, claims Mike Shanahan

Peyton Manning ended up having a very successful end to his career with the Denver Broncos, but if one former coach is telling the truth, the story could have been a lot different. As part of an oral history on Manning’s 2012 free agency by …

Video: Kyle Shanahan receives NFC Championship trophy from father Mike

FOX and the San Francisco 49ers staged a neat moment after the 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers to advance to Super Bowl LIV. Former head coach Mike Shanahan was brought down to present the 49ers with the trophy after their 37-20 victory. The honor …

Video: Mike Shanahan gets upstaged by kids during TV shot

The story of the winter run of football is quickly turning into former coaches being upstaged in private boxes by unruly children. The latest victim is longtime Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan. Shanahan is the father of 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, …

Kyle Shanahan 49ers

Kyle Shanahan gives game ball from win over Redskins to father Mike

The Shanahan family definitely has some lingering hard feelings against the Washington Redskins organization, if their actions after Sunday’s win are any indication. In an ugly, rain-soaked game, the San Francisco 49ers managed to beat the …

Mike Shanahan was ‘close’ to return as Broncos head coach

Mike Shanahan says he was “close” to returning as the Denver Broncos’ head coach. Shanahan, 66, coached the Broncos from 1995-2008. He led the team to two Super Bowl wins, both coming with John Elway as his quarterback, but was …

Jimmy Garoppolo

Jimmy Garoppolo got private tutoring with Mike Shanahan while injured

Jimmy Garoppolo got a pretty good quarterback tutor after his season was ended by a knee injury. San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was busy with the game-to-game preparation of the season while Garoppolo rehabbed and recovered, so he …

Kirk Cousins

Mike Shanahan backs Kirk Cousins to be successful with Vikings

Mike Shanahan coached Kirk Cousins when he was a young quarterback with the Washington Redskins, so he knows something about the current Minnesota Viking. Shanahan firmly believes that Cousins, with new Minnesota assistant Gary Kubiak helping him, …

John Elway

John Elway, Mike Shanahan reportedly met about Broncos’ coaching job

Broncos head coach Vance Joseph remains on the hot seat after his team lost to the Browns over the weekend, and John Elway apparently considered replacing him last offseason with a Denver franchise icon. According to Woody Paige of the Colorado …

Kyle Shanahan 49ers

Kyle Shanahan responds to rumors linking father Mike to Packers job

The Green Bay Packers have arguably one of the most enticing head coaching vacancies we have seen in the NFL in decades, but would the opportunity to coach Aaron Rodgers be enough to convince the legendary Mike Shanahan to come out of retirement? His …

Robert Griffin

Robert Griffin III: I was put in ‘impossible situation, Mike Shanahan didn’t want me

Robert Griffin III has not said much publicly in recent months, but a radio interview featuring one of his former teammates has inspired the free agent quarterback to come out swinging. Santana Moss, who was a wide receiver with the Washington …

Robert Griffin

Robert Griffin III fires back at Santana Moss over Mike Shanahan comments

Former Washington Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss said in a radio interview this week that Robert Griffin III went around bragging about being the reason Mike Shanahan got fired, and RG3 wasted no time firing back. On Tuesday morning, Griffin …

Robert Griffin

Santana Moss: RG3 bragging about Mike Shanahan firing was ‘dumbest mistake’

Santana Moss had a front row seat to all of the drama that unfolded with the Washington Redskins involving Mike Shanahan and Robert Griffin III several years ago, and the former wide receiver recently hinted that he believes the way RG3 handled …

Mike Shanahan: I’m not looking for a head coaching job

Mike Shanahan’s name still comes up when NFL teams have head coaching vacancies, but the two-time Super Bowl winner says he is not looking for another head coaching job. Shanahan joined “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” on FOX Sports Radio …

Mike Shanahan pretty much owns the Richie Rich mansion

Mike Shanahan is living large, my friends. Word came out last week that the former NFL coach was selling his Colorado mansion for $22 million, prompting our Steve DelVecchio to ask whether Shanny really was just Dr. Dre all along. Yes, the part-time …

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