Kyle Shanahan and Maxx Crosby had a chat at the San Francisco 49ers-Los Angeles Raiders joint practice today. What was it about? Shanahan apologizing for Crosby’s pre-draft interview.
Those of you following the program know Shanahan is a tough interviewer. If you are entering the NFL Draft, you should know the 49ers will pound you in your pre-draft interviews. Take Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf as an example of how intense it can get. So for Shanahan to apologize for how Crosby was treated should say something. When speaking with reporters, Shanahan explained he may have gone too far:
He’s as good as it gets and I wanted to apologize to him because we were [decorum] to him—oops, shouldn’t say that, we were kinda “jerks” to him in our interview when he came out of college and he’s really one of the coolest dudes I’ve been around or seen.