SANTA CLARA — Coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch looked as comfortable as ever sitting next to each other and taking turns to answer reporters’ questions as training camp opened Firday. It’s been a familiar scene since this 49ers’ regime took shape in 2017.
This time, however, they took turns disputing a recent report of “friction” among them.
“For anyone to question our relationship is the stupidest thing ever. Hang around us,” Shanahan said with a snippy tone.
Three months ago, that relationship surprisingly got called into question via a Bleacher Report article, with NFL columnist Matt Miller citing anonymous team sources who claimed Shanahan does not trust Lynch’s decision making nor do they share the same vision.