“We’re technically in the future”: Kyle Shanahan’s brilliant Australia time zone response to San Francisco 49ers injury questions goes viral (Image 1 via Getty, Image 2 via Pinterest: Kyle Shanahan and San Francisco 49ers logo)
“Because we’re technically in the future from where we’re from, and the Rams are in the present, I don’t have to talk about injuries until tomorrow,” Shanahan said before adding that he was not discussing them. Kyle Shanahan may have just found the most entertaining way possible to avoid giving away injury information to reporters. Thanks to the new NFL rules allowing games in different time zones! The response quickly became a social-media subject matter, with the clip shared by NFL insider Ari Meirov and fans enjoying Shanahan’s unorthodox interpretation of NFL injury-report rules.
The 49ers coach was clearly feeling the time travel effect
Because the Los Angeles Rams were still in California, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan took full advantage of it and explained that the team didn’t yet have to provide the updated injury report he would normally discuss at that point in California!
“We’re a little confused,” Shanahan said. Shanahan said he hopes Sam Okuayinonu can return later in the year. So, technically speaking, Shanahan had discovered the NFL’s newest loophole and future problem: when in doubt, blame the international time zones! International date and time! Thanks to the Earth’s rotation and the longitudinal lines. I don’t get how that’s possible. So, I feel like I’m in the future. The schedule only made matters worse. Shanahan joked that he was already mixing up Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. The coach did reveal that defensive lineman Sam Okuayinonu suffered a broken foot during the team’s final practice before leaving for Australia and will require surgery.
“When I look at my clock, it says the time, and then I try to see my family’s time, and it says the time, but it says yesterday. The 49ers are playing the Rams on Friday in Australia, although the game is considered Thursday Night Football for the American audience.