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ENGLEWOOD Trysten Hill Jersey , Colo. (AP) — stare as he watched his son’s team practice against his former one.No way could the former head coach stay away from the Denver Broncos headquarters this weekend.For a decade, Shanahan avoided the facility where he won two Super Bowl titles before getting fired after the 2008 season.Time, though, has thawed any hard feelings. And so has golf with Broncos boss John Elway, who made it clear that Shanahan was always welcome around team headquarters.Shanahan certainly had good reason to drop by the past two days with Denver holding joint practices with the San Francisco 49ers coached by his son, Kyle.“It’s great to be back,” said the elder Shanahan, who won back-to-back Super Bowl titles with Elway under center in the late 1990s. “I haven’t been here in 10 years and to see all the changes, a lot of people you were here before working with — it’s great to see.”Shanahan been a frequent guest of the 49ers since his son was hired by San Francisco in 2017. He mentored Jimmy Garoppolo after the QB suffered a torn ACL three games into the 2018 season. The two talked schemes and blitzes with Garoppolo’s year finished.“It was a chance for him to relax and have some fun and at the same time get to study some football together,” Shanahan said.Shanahan does miss coaching. A lot. Shanahan hasn’t been a head coach since going 3-13 with Washington in 2013. He had conversations with Elway and nearly got another shot with the Broncos, who have turned things over to 60-year-old first-time head coach Vic Fangio.“It didn’t work out and sometimes it works out for the right reasons,” said Shanahan Connor McGovern Jersey , who also attended a Broncos practice last month. “I made a decision a long time ago, right when I got fired, I said if I didn’t get the right job right away that gave us a chance to win a Super Bowl, that I was going to do what I’m doing — be a dad, follow your son and the organization and be a part of that.”Kyle Shanahan didn’t get a chance to spend much time with his dad Saturday.He had a practice to run.Still, it was a surreal experience to be on the same turf where his father guided all those Broncos teams. Although the facilities have been updated, it’s still the familiar place where he used to spend a bulk of his teen years.“I’ve got a lot of memories here,” Kyle Shanahan said. “It’s a very special place for me.”Same goes for Mike Shanahan, who has a standing invitation to return anytime he wants — with one exception.“Unless we’re playing the 49ers in a real game,” cracked Fangio, whose team faces the 49ers in a preseason matchup Monday night.Shanahan has long been friends with Fangio, forged by years and years of matching wits. That helped pave the way for Shanahan’s return. So did rounds of golf with Elway.“It’s always good to see him out here because I enjoy talking football with him Foster Moreau Jersey ,” Elway said. “As you all know, he’s very knowledgeable in the game, so I’m glad that he’s able to come back and know that this is home for him.”One question that makes Shanahan sheepish is the notion that he belongs in the Broncos’ Ring of Fame or even in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.“When people just mention you about those things, you go, ‘Wait a minute,'” said Shanahan, who amassed 170 wins with the Raiders, Broncos and Washington. “You think Hall of Fame and you just say, ‘what a great honor,’ when people talk to you about it. … But I never even think about things you can’t control.”Shanahan does think the Broncos made the right move in hiring Fangio, who’s trying to turn around a franchise that hasn’t been to the postseason since winning the Super Bowl following the 2015 season in Peyton Manning’s final game.“No-nonsense guy, that understands the game Anthony Nelson Jersey ,” Shanahan said of Fangio. “I think players will follow him very quickly.”Naturally, Shanahan’s a big fan of the coach in San Francisco, too. He believes the 49ers have put the pieces around his son to be competitive.“All you want to have is the opportunity to have success,” the father said. “Kyle has been given that opportunity.” SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers free safety Adrian Colbert likely will miss the rest of the season with a high ankle sprain he suffered Sunday.The 49ers placed Colbert on injured reserve Monday and signed quarterback Tom Savage to a one-year contract to take his roster spot.Coach Kyle Shanahan estimated Colbert would be sidelined for six to eight weeks. He would be eligible to come off IR for the 49ers’ second-to-last game, at home against the Chicago Bears on Dec. 23.But Shanahan talked as if Colbert, a second-year player out of Miami, will be shut down for the season. Rookie D.J. Reed will get the first opportunity to start at free safety in his absence.“It’s tough. It’s part of football, though,” Shanahan said. “It’s not the first time that’s happened. Colbert is one of those guys who got his opportunity last year because a lot of guys went down.”The 28-year-old Savage, who made nine starts over three seasons with the Houston Texans, originally signed with San Francisco last Tuesday. He was waived Saturday when the 49ers promoted defensive back Tyvis Powell from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Rams because of injuries in the secondary.But Savage was quickly re-signed to provide San Francisco with a third quarterback alongside starter C.J. Beathard and backup Nick Mullens. The 49ers lost Jimmy Garoppolo in Week 3 to a torn ACL.Shanahan remained firmly committed to Beathard on Monday despite a shaky performance in Sunday’s 39-10 loss to the Rams.Beathard threw two interceptions and lost a fumble Jeffery Simmons Jersey , giving him seven interceptions and three lost fumbles in five games (four starts). San Francisco (1-6) is winless since Beathard took over for Garoppolo.“We’ve had 18 turnovers this year,” Shanahan said. “I’ve watched every single one, definitely more than once. I recommend you guys (the media) do it too. You guys will see there’s a lot of people involved in each one.”The 49ers have an NFL-worst minus-15 turnover ratio, and the offense is only half the problem. San Francisco has forced just three turnovers — one interception and two fumbles — in seven games.Colbert is one of a few second-year defensive players — linebacker Reuben Foster and cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon are others — who haven’t made the impact that was anticipated after their promising rookie seasons.Addressing his group of second-year defenders as a whole, Shanahan said: “Those guys worked extremely hard in the offseason. They came in ready to take it to another level and they haven’t done that so far. That stuff’s hard.”Shanahan praised Colbert, however, saying the free safety was enjoying a strong game Sunday before hurting his ankle while trying to intercept interception on a deep pass in the third quarter.NOTES: Running back Matt Breida is day-to-day after tweaking his left ankle Sunday, but “his strength is good,” Shanahan said. … Receivers Marquise Goodwin (ankle) and Pierre Garcon (knee) and strong safety Jaquiski Tartt (stinger) will be evaluated Wednesday. … Foster (shoulder) is expected to practice Wednesday.