San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch felt the need to step in and defend head coach Kyle Shanahan after a reporter referenced past comments the coach made about special teams. During the duo’s end-of-season press conference,

The 49ers’ inability to close out three NFC West games still had Shanahan steaming after the season. They coughed up fourth-quarter leads in losses to the L.A. Rams (Weeks 3 and 15), the Cardinals in Week 5, and the Seahawks on Nov. 17.

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch will be back with the San Francisco 49ers next year after a disappointing 2024 season, according to team owner Jed York. York told The San Francisco Standard that Shanahan and Lynch "are not going anywhere," emphasizing that the successful coach-general manager tandem will remain in their current roles.

Brock Purdy has already laid out what he wants from the San Francisco 49ers this offseason in terms of getting his contract extension resolved quickly. While general manager John Lynch did not commit to expressly commit to having the same desire to getting what will likely be an extremely lucrative deal tied up before the Niners return for OTAs,

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch explained how the San Francisco 49ers battled through a series of personal tragedies this season.

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch came to the 49ers together after the 2016 season. In fact, Lynch even asked Shanahan about the GM job as the coach was in negotiations to leave the Atlanta Falcons for San Francisco.

Four weeks after a spitballed idea about how the Bears should try to fill their coaching vacancy morphed into a widespread thought that 49ers coach

Amid a difficult season marred by injuries, the San Francisco 49ers will stick with their head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch next year according to the team's owner, Jed York.

Kyle Shanahan and president of football operations/general manager John Lynch detailed their sturdy San Francisco partnership.

Actions always speak louder than words, and general manager John Lynch and the San Francisco 49ers are ostensibly putting their money where their mouths are. Lynch and 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan recently held their end-of-season press conference.