Fansided · Mar 23
Kyle Shanahan can't stop gushing over 49ers adding Mike Evans
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan | Kyle Terada-Imagn ImagesThe San Francisco 49ers haven't been known for landing big-name free agents in recent years under head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch. Perhaps the 2018 pickup of former Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman. But not too many other big names since.
That changed with the Niners' marquee acquisition of wide receiver Mike Evans.
Evans, who had recorded at least 1,000 yards in each year of his career prior to being beset with injuries in 2025, nevertheless gives Shanahan a weapon unlike most the coach has had dating back to 2017.
