Christian McCaffrey admits the 49ers’ Super Bowl loss to the Chiefs “still stings” but came away the experience “more hungry” to make it back.
It was difficult to find any reason to feel upbeat as the 49ers cleaned out their lockers and prepared for another Super Bowl-lessoffseason, but coach Kyle Shanahan and many key players were confident that their championship hunger has not subsided.
Shanahan emulated the same stance as his players in an exchange with reporters during the press conference that capped clean-out day in Santa Clara on Tuesday.
“It definitely would be [hard to pick ourselves up] if we had to do it right now,” Shanahan said. “That’s why guys need to get away. This is real. You do have to grieve this. Our guys, one, they have jobs to do just like we do. And two, I think our guys really are passionate about their jobs and enjoy football a lot.
