Kyle Shanahan grew up around the 49ers, literally. While his dad, Mike, was running the offense in San Francisco from 1992-94, Kyle was the ball boy, absorbing everything he could about the sport. So, when Mike tried to pry quarterback Steve Young away from the Niners after becoming the Denver Broncos’ head coach, a teenage Kyle couldn’t help but feel excited. And he remembers it like it was yesterday.

“I remember when he was telling me about Steve Young. That was so cool. I remember I was always trying to hope that he [Mike Shanahan] could pull that off when John [Elway] retired,” said Kyle Shanahan. “I wish he would have done it.”

You can understand why. Those were the transformative years for Kyle Shanahan. He had a front-row seat to Steve Young’s best work, including that 1994 season

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