With protests taking place across the nation, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan sat with reporters — on Zoom — and reflected on how his upbringing in the sports world shaped his perspective on race.
“I think one thing that bothers me the most, just throughout this all and throughout my own life experiences, is racism is a big deal in our country right now. That’s a fact. That’s not debatable,” Shanahan said Thursday. “I think something, just as a white person, that bothers me is that I don’t think all white people realize that.”
Shanahan grew up a football nomad, re-planting his life in cities across the country as his father, Mike Shanahan, moved his way through the NFL coaching ranks.