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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was involved in a car accident two weeks ago that left him with a concussion and other non life-threatening injuries.
This week the head coach returned to practice and news of the accident started to trickle out. Players revealed to reporters on Monday afternoon that news of the accident slowly leaked its way through the locker room after his wife, Mandy, told a select group of the team's leaders.
Quarterback Brock Purdy, tight end George Kittle and linebacker Fred Warner were the first to receive the news and spent time on Saturday informing players in the locker room about what happened.
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According to ESPN, Purdy said his first reaction to the news was disbelief. He reached out to Kittle to confirm it was real, then to Shanahan to make sure he was okay. Purdy said he and Shanahan haven't had any football conversations since the accident
"I talked to him, told him I love him and hope he's doing good and everything like that," Purdy said. "Obviously, just wanting him to heal up and glad he's OK, and that's first and foremost. I'm sure he'll get right, and we'll get into football."
While Shanahan was back at the team facility this week, he watched practice from a distance as he continues to recover from his accident.
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