In a display of nepo baby solidarity, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan gave up play-calling duties in a regular-season game for the first time in his head coaching career and handed them over to offensive assistant Klay Kubiak.

There was a fun wrinkle in the San Francisco 49ers’ season finale against the Arizona Cardinals. NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco on Sunday reported via head coach Kyle Shanahan that 49ers offensive passing game specialist Klay Kubiak called plays in Week 18.

In the 49ers' finale against the Cardinals, head coach Kyle Shanahan delegated play-calling duties to Klay Kubiak, who led the offense to 436 total yards.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch are "not going anywhere," according to team owner Jed York. Per an interview in The San Francisco Standard, York has confirmed that he plans to bring back the HC and GM despite a disappointing 2024.

49ers owner Jed York confirmed that San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch would both be back for the 2025 season. That report came from The San Francisco Standard’s Tim Kawakami prior to Monday night’s contest against the Detroit Lions.

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch came to the 49ers together after the 2016 season. In fact, Lynch even asked Shanahan about the GM job as the coach was in negotiations to leave the Atlanta Falcons for San Francisco.

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