49ers news: Kyle Shanahan hilariously sidesteps injury report with loophole

The San Francisco 49ers are in Australia to start off the season against the Los Angeles Rams. Kyle Shanahan and his men are adjusting to the time zone shift and the weather.

When he was asked about the injury report before the Rams clash, the 49ers head coach had a hilarious yet technically correct reference to make.

“Because we are technically in the future, and the Rams are in the present, I don’t have to talk about injuries until tomorrow,” he said, prompting a chuckle from the reporters.

#49ers HC Kyle Shanahan, speaking from Australia, was asked for injury updates:

“Because we are technically in the future, and the Rams are in the present, I don’t have to talk about injuries until tomorrow.”

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— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) September 7, 2026

He was not wrong, though. Australia is around 12 hours or more ahead of the US. Though both countries cover a vast area of land and use multiple time zones, the time difference is between 12 and 19 hours. And that shift is giving the 49ers’ head coach a hard time keeping track of the days and dates across both countries.

“We’re a little confused with when I look at my clock and it says the time, and then I try to ​see my family’s time, and it says the time, but it says yesterday,” he said via Reuters.

“I don’t get how that’s possible. So I feel like I’m in the future. Then also when ⁠we play on our Friday, which I think is a Thursday in the U.S., we’re such creatures of habit. So I call today Tuesday. ​No, wait, sorry, I call today Wednesday, which is the first day we put in the game plan,” Shanahan added.

The 49ers arrived in Australia on Friday with a 53-man roster and support staff. Coach Shanahan is not only confused about the time zone but also lashed out at not having the home game for the season opener.

With all the makeshifts, San Francisco will play the Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 11.

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