After a bit of prodding from a 49ers beat reporter, head coach Kyle Shanahan implied that there was a common denominator between the serious injuries that a Niners player and a Niners staffer suffered during the Super Bowl last month.
First, a quick backtrack: San Francisco linebacker Dre Greenlaw was not the only one to suffer a severe lower-body injury during the Super Bowl. Shanahan, speaking with reporters at the NFL’s annual league meeting on Tuesday, said that defensive backs coach Daniel Bullocks tore his Achilles while celebrating Ji’Ayir Brown’s interception at the start of the second half.