Bill Belichick could have joined the 49ers staff this year. Getty Images
Shanahan, when asked on the podcast if he had offered Belichick any role on the team, answered in the affirmative.
“I did, I threw it out to him, he loves football so much that you never know what he — I can’t believe he’s not a head coach of a team right now,” Shanahan said. “I know what I would do if I was an owner so that shocks me, and the last thing you want to do is insult someone like Bill Belichick.
“But I know he just loves ball in its simplest form, so I threw it all out to him, whatever he wanted to do.”
When asked if that included the defensive coordinator gig, Shanahan said that would have been on the table for Belichick, who won two Super Bowls with the Giants as a defensive coordinator.
Kyle Shanahan said he would have allowed Belichick to be the defensive coordinator if he wanted to. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con
“He politely turned me down,” Shanahan added.
The 49ers fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks after falling short of the Super Bowl in a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Chief.
They eventually promoted Nick Sorenson to the role.
Shanahan did say on the podcast that he would be worried if Belichick came to help him out — only to go to a rival team in 2025.
“I’m sure he’s going to be back in the league next year, and I could be going against him. He could be in the NFC West,” Shanahan said. “It would have sucked if he came here and then he was going against us, so that’s the stuff you have to be careful about.”
Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy as Head coach Bill Belichick (R) looks on after defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime during Super Bowl 51 at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The Patriots defeated the Falcons 34-28 after overtime. AFP via Getty Images
Belichick is taking the year off from coaching in the NFL, instead taking various gigs in the sports media world.
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