{"id":46269,"date":"2025-04-03T07:15:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T07:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=46269"},"modified":"2025-04-03T07:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T07:15:45","slug":"breaking-kyle-shanahan-has-gone-viral-for-looking-like-a-completely-different-person-from-when-he-started-coaching-the-49ers-until-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=46269","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Kyle Shanahan has gone viral for looking like a completely different person from when he started coaching the 49ers until now."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3341,h_1879,x_0,y_102\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/the_athlete_lifestyle_on_si\/01jqvzc5f63v2233mn3c.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>The San Francisco 49ers head coach has gotten tantalizingly close to winning a Super Bowl. Unfortunately, falling just short has alarmingly aged him.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_pfu3n8we8\">Kyle Shanahan is not even close to being on the hot seat.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_wcafks1gi\">But he&#8217;s definitely a head coach that has many San Francisco 49ers fans and NFL pundits wondering, can he win a Super Bowl?<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ubh6jqr52\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_7907,h_5271,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/the_athlete_lifestyle_on_si\/01jqw0f2p92vsvtpwtqk.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle Shanahan\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_ohik23j6e\">\n<p>Kyle Shanahan at the owners meeting as the source of the photo that is starting to go viral. \/ Jim Rassol-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_irdyfie6u\">The son of two-time Super Bowl champion Mike Shanahan, who won back-to-back Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos with legendary QB John Elway (who had been, up to that point, burdened with never winning one) and the unstoppable Terrell Davis during that run, the still only 45 year old has come agonizingly close, losing both times to the Kansas City Chiefs and the heroics of Patrick Mahomes on the NFL&#8217;s biggest stage, along with two other NFC Championship Game appearances.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_guy72giqp\">Like the before and after photos of presidents of the United States after they&#8217;ve been on the job, Shanahan looks like an old man compared to the boyish dude who got the 49ers gig eight years ago.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_rr5k88xw0\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004 ot-vscat-C0004 \" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1907125401941692427&amp;lang=vi&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fonsi%2Fathlete-lifestyle%2Fnews%2F49ers-head-coach-kyle-shanahan-looks-unrecognizable-first-season-eight-years-ago&amp;sessionId=a8296009d08fd4654ac55890c7298c552ffe0bfb&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1907125401941692427\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_3mog61wcv\">The side-by-side comparison has started to go viral, and it&#8217;s startling to see the difference. It looks like two different people.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_l5j6m23n2\">It doesn&#8217;t help that in one of those NFC Championship losses, it was to good friend and protege Sean McVay, who got the proverbial monkey off of his back by leading the Los Angeles Rams to a Super Bowl victory over Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_l5j6m23n2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2582,h_3442,x_45,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_3:4,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/the_athlete_lifestyle_on_si\/01jqw0tky3bw092gc9rm.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle Shanahan\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_5bywc8w5z\">\n<p>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_uud0j1e7t\">Shanahan, who has always been praised for his play-calling genius, seems to now be doubling down on the potential of Brock Purdy, who is often criticized for being a system quarterback, to finally get him that illusive Vince Lombardi trophy.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ty475a5h4\">The biggest obstacle right now is getting a deal done, as projecting the former Mr. Irrelevant&#8217;s talent vs. Shanahan&#8217;s don&#8217;t-eff-up-my-genius execution seems to be creating a divide on the worth of a much-needed extension with only one year left on the 25 year old&#8217;s rookie deal.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ty475a5h4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_1597,h_1064,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/the_athlete_lifestyle_on_si\/01jqw0ytgzekg1cptjwg.jpg\" alt=\"Brock Purdy, Kyle Shanahan\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_4qopqeerw\">\n<p>Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ajdgw3o1a\">That stress can&#8217;t help the aging process.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_fm1ir8cma\">But again, Shanahan is only 45, a baby by NFL coaching standards. 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