It was early the morning of Oct. 21 when Kyle Shanahan bumped into his assistant head coach, Anthony Lynn, at the 49ers’ practice facility. The Christian McCaffrey trade had happened hours earlier, and the place was buzzing. But for the time being, Shanahan figured his excitement needed tempering since he had to prepare for the Chiefs, and McCaffrey, presumably, wasn’t going to play.
Then, Lynn recounted his conversation from overnight with McCaffrey’s parents.
He’d called Christian’s dad, Ed, Lynn’s old teammate with the Broncos, to tell him just how excited he was about the deal. He also wound up talking to Ed’s wife, Lisa, who in turn told Lynn just before saying goodbye that she’d see him that weekend.
