BEREA — Kyle Shanahan's formative years growing up came in the 1990s. That puts the San Francisco 49ers coach's teenage years right in the heart of the prime years for Prime Time, Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders .

“It is weird just because he was my hero growing up," Shanahan recalled Bay Area reporters Nov. 26. "He was probably my No. 1 player just in terms of being a true fan. I always talk about how I got his jersey in ‘94 and wore it for about six months straight until someone jacked it from me. I’m still looking for that guy. But no, he was such a unique player. He was just different than everyone, his talent and everything."

The weirdness comes from the fact that, three decades after having that Deion Sanders jersey stole from him, Shanahan will be looking to take someth

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