Shanahan ‘extremely grateful’ for 49ers contract extension

SANTA CLARA — 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan did not carry any concerns about his contract extension into the 2023 regular season. Although the 49ers announced the deal on Friday, the completion of the contract took place before San Francisco took the field for Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Shanahan said on Wednesday. "So I'd already celebrated with my family and stuff like that, which is huge," Shanahan said. "I feel very grateful. Just being a coach anywhere for a long time, I know what that means and (I'm) extremely grateful to have that opportunity and mainly for my family to be somewhere for so long, which is cool." Shanahan, 43, had been nowhere longer than four years in his coaching career before 49ers CEO Jed York hired him as head coach in February 2017. Now, Shanahan is three games into his seventh season with the 49ers and is signed through at least the 2027 season. "I really like where we live and really like the people we work with," Shanahan said. "And they're committed to giving us a chance to go for it every single year and that's all I could ever ask for." Shanahan has a 61-49 record, including 6-3 in the postseason. The 49ers opened the 2017 season with...