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NFL coach speaks out about car crash that left him with serious injuries

Headline from The Oregonian, on the newest of 4 developments

San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan takes the blame for a car crash that left him with a concussion, broken ribs and other injuries.

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Developments in this update

4 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan seriously injured after car crash

    Headline from KYMA Yuma ·

  2. Kyle Shanahan makes a cameo appearance at 49ers practice following recent car crash

    Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco ·

  3. Kyle Shanahan Was ‘This Close’ to Losing His Eye in Gruesome Car Crash, Friend Reveals

    Headline from People ·

  4. Newest

    NFL coach speaks out about car crash that left him with serious injuries

    Headline from The Oregonian ·

3 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

117 articles, oldest first.

  1. Just the News

    San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan recovering after serious car crash (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    He was treated at a local hospital and later released to recover at home.

  2. Fox News

    49ers coach Kyle Shanahan suffers significant injuries in offseason car wreck (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shananhan was involved in a car accident last week, suffering non-life threatening injuries, the team announced on Saturday.

  3. New York Post

    49ers Kyle Shanahan suffers horrific injuries in car crash near California home (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    He had to get 40 stitches in his face and suffered a severe concussion.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    49ers coach Shanahan injured in car crash (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was injured in a car crash and will not lead pre-season training while he recovers, the NFL team said Saturday.

  5. Green Field Reporter

    49ers coach Kyle Shanahan hurt in a car crash, limited as training camp opens (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was injured in a car crash earlier this month that will limit his participation at the start of training camp, the team announced Saturday, when camp opened.

  6. KRON4

    49ers head coach hurt in car accident (opens KRON4)

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    KRON4's feed description

    (KRON) -- San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan was involved in a car accident last week and is recovering, 49ers officials confirmed. “Coach Shanahan will participate in team activities on a limited basis at the start of training camp while he recovers,” team officials said in a statement.

  7. KHOU Houston

    49ers coach Kyle Shanahan injured in car crash (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

    Shanahan suffered injuries not considered life-threatening and will be limited at training camp involvement while assistant coaches oversee daily responsibilities.

  8. New York Post

    49ers give update after head coach Kyle Shanahan car crash (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch gave an update on head coach Kyle Shanahan's condition Friday morning.

  9. The Brunswick News

    49ers' Kyle Shanahan recovering from car crash injuries; assistant takes lead at training camp (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Kyle Shanahan, the San Francisco 49ers’ 10th-year coach, is recovering from a concussion and multiple fractures after a two-car collision July 14 in Palo Alto, prompting a temporarily reduced role as training camp began Saturday. Shanahan…

  10. Triblive

    49ers coach Kyle Shanahan hurt in car crash, limited as training camp opens (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan suffered a concussion and other injuries in a car crash earlier this month that will limit his participation at the start of training camp, the team announced Saturday, when camp opened.

  11. The Guardian

    San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan to be limited in camp after serious car crash (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Shanahan suffered concussion in 14 July crash Assistant Chris Foerster to lead practices Team expects coach back before opener San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan suffered a concussion and other injuries in a car crash earlier this month that will limit his participation at the start of training…

  12. KYMA Yuma

    San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan seriously injured after car crash (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is recovering after suffering a severe concussion and multiple broken bones in a car crash near his Northern California home on July 14th.

  13. West Hawaii Today

    49ers’ Kyle Shanahan to be limited in camp after serious car crash (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan broke his nose, three ribs and his hand, needed over 40 stitches to his face and sustained a severe concussion after he was involved in a car accident last week, San Francisco general manager John Lynch said on Saturday.

  14. New York Post

    49ers’ Kyle Shanahan makes cameo at first practice since horrifying accident (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    SANTA CLARA — A mustachioed man, further obscuring his face with sunglasses and a black baseball cap, appeared midway through the 49ers’ first practice of training camp. Once the cameras were gone, he walked to midfield, where he stood and observed, sharing a few words with general manager John Lync…

  15. The Republic

    Kyle Shanahan makes a cameo appearance at 49ers practice following recent car crash (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Coach Kyle Shanahan walked onto the practice field and stood next to general manager John Lynch, watching his San Francisco 49ers practice for about 30 minutes. Shanahan’s presence that has been a constant the past decade was a welcome sight on Sunday for the first trainin…

  16. New York Post

    Secrecy surrounds 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan’s horrific crash: ‘Kind of sketchy’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    SANTA CLARA — Some 49ers players went more than a week without hearing about their head coach’s condition, and the man tasked with taking his place only learned the full scale of his responsibilities in the news release the team put out a day before training camp began.

  17. New York Post

    Reporters fighting, taking cheap shots following lack of Kyle Shanahan reporting (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The delayed disclosure of Kyle Shanahan’s serious car crash has turned into an increasingly personal fight among prominent NFL reporters. Shanahan was injured July 14, but the accident did not become public until 11 days later, when the San Francisco 49ers opened training camp.

  18. New York Post

    Deep passes at 49ers practice provide unexpected test in Kyle Shanahan’s recovery (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Kyle Shanahan returned to the San Francisco 49ers’ practice field for a second consecutive day Monday, although watching from a safe distance proved harder than expected. David Lombardi reported that Shanahan again joined general manager John Lynch in center field for the closing stretch of practice…

  19. Fox News

    Kyle Shanahan 'this close' to losing his right eye in horrible car crash, NFL analyst reveals (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    NFL analyst Chris Simms said Kyle Shanahan nearly lost his right eye in the July 14 car crash after viewing jarring photos from the coach's wife.

  20. People

    Kyle Shanahan Was ‘This Close’ to Losing His Eye in Gruesome Car Crash, Friend Reveals (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was involved in a two-vehicle crash in Palo Alto on July 14

  21. New York Post

    New details emerge in Kyle Shanahan crash — including who was at fault (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The details of the car accident involving 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan have been scant. But On SI’s Grant Cohn appears to have uncovered a new element of the crash. Shanahan was reportedly holding a cell phone during the accident, while the other driver was at fault for the collision.

  22. Newsweek

    49ers HC Kyle Shanahan Takes Responsibility for Car Crash (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan clarified what happened during the July 14 car crash the left him injured.

  23. People

    Kyle Shanahan Breaks Silence on Car Crash, Says It Was His Fault (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    The San Francisco 49ers coach met with several local reporters to clarify the brutal two-vehicle crash that took place on July 14

  24. The Brunswick News

    Late reporting, terrible injuries, 49ers camp: sorting through the wreckage from Kyle Shanahan's car accident (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    Too often a car crash involves collateral damage to other vehicles or bystanders. Yet the car crash involving San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan generated a firestorm far from the Palo Alto street where he collided with an SUV on…

  25. Daily Journal

    49ers coach Kyle Shanahan takes blame for the crash that left him with a concussion (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan took the blame for the car crash that left him with a concussion and other injuries, saying he took his eyes off the road to reach for his fallen cell phone before hitting another vehicle.

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