SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers on Friday conducted two interviews in the Atlanta area: The first was with Vikings assistant general manager George Paton, the second was with Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan for San Francisco's vacant head-coach post.
Shanahan, 37, is the son of Mike Shanahan, who served as the 49ers' offensive coordinator in the early 1990s and who has been a head-coaching candidate for San Francisco in the recent hiring cycles.
The younger Shanahan has been an NFL assistant since 2004 and has been an offensive coordinator for four teams: Houston, Washington, Cleveland and, this past season, Atlanta.