Kliff Kingsbury defends Kyle Shanahan with hat situation: ‘Let my man live’
Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury, after answering questions during his postgame press conference, spoke out in favor of one of his peers in the NFC West.
He had a message for everyone, including the NFL, in support of San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and an issue he is having with the NFL right now because of the ball caps he wears on the sideline.
“I’ve got to voice my support for Kyle Shanahan’s hat because I’ve seen that they are trying to make him change,” he said postgame. “I just want to say let my guy live.
“He’s been one of the most swaggy coaches his entire career on the sideline…Kyle, I’ve got you, buddy.”
Shanahan, known for wearing a flat-brimmed ball cap on the sideline “has a beef” with the NFL because the league won’t allow him to design his own cap and also won’t let him wear a cap from previous seasons.
This year, the league offers a camouflage-pattern cap for coaches and players.
He doesn’t like it, and Kingsbury is not a fan, either.
“It’s not doing it,” he said. “If you’re in a deer blind in New Braunfels, Texas, you can pull it off, but not on the sideline.”
It won’t change anything, but while Kingsbury and Shanahan might be rivals when it comes to the gridiron, they have each other’s support when it comes to looking good.
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