The 49ers found their replacement for Bog Lange on Wednesday. The team announced Corry Rush has been named vice president of football communications. Rush spent the past seven seasons with the New York Giants.
“It was an interesting time,” Shanahan said on The Ringer’s “Flying Coach” podcast. “I mean, San Francisco wasn’t my first choice, on paper.”
“I almost canceled San Francisco,” Shanahan said. “The reason being — it had nothing to do with San Francisco — it was just my whole goal in life was to be a head coach and stay a head coach.