SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- There's only one official title Mike Shanahan has in relation to the San Francisco 49ers: "Dad."
As in, he's the father of Niners coach Kyle Shanahan and isn't on the team payroll as a consultant, assistant coach or anything of the sort.
But the title of father of the head coach offers Mike Shanahan, the two-time Super Bowl-winning coach of the Denver Broncos and former assistant in San Francisco, an opportunity to be there for his son as sounding board and consigliere without any of the defined roles that go with a job with the team.