For the longest time, Kyle Shanahan was known in the football world as the son of longtime head coach Mike Shanahan.
He is currently regarded as one of the NFL’s finest and brightest young coaches.
The 49ers head coach has contributed to making San Francisco once again a formidable power in the NFC. The squad will play in its third NFC title game in a row and its fourth in the previous five years.
Even though Shanahan has the 49ers among the best in the West, the club hasn’t been able to overcome the last obstacle and take home a Super Bowl ring. Will it eventually alter in time for the postseason?
The salary that Shanahan receives as the 49ers’ head coach is shown below.
Kyle Shanahan contract details
Albert Breer of SI calculated that Shanahan’s salary was worth about $10 million a season. That would put him up for a total of $60 million over the course of the contract, based on the six-year extension he signed in 2020. He has a contract with the team that runs through 2025.
The precise amount of Shanahan’s yearly compensation is unknown because NFL coaches’ pay is normally confidential. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the 49ers head coach was expected to be among the top five paid coaches in the league when he signed his new contract.
Shanahan has been with San Francisco for seven seasons, first joining the club in 2017 after making the Super Bowl as the Falcons’ offensive coordinator. He originally signed a six-year contract with the team, but was given a new six-year extension in 2020 to replace the final three years of his first deal.
In San Francisco, the Shanahan period has been extraordinarily prosperous. The 49ers have qualified for the postseason in three of the previous four seasons and four of the previous five, winning three NFC West division titles in the process. Under Shanahan, the 49ers have advanced to the NFC championship game in each of their four postseason expeditions, including a trip to Super Bowl 54.
Sons of NFL coaches who enter the league themselves will always face accusations of nepotism. However, since taking over as the 49ers’ head coach, Shanahan has earned every penny that has been granted to him.
