Kyle Shanahan’s Jedi mind trick superpower revealed by future Hall of Fame lineman

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Martinez, V. (2026, September 16). Kyle Shanahan’s Jedi mind trick superpower revealed by future Hall of Fame lineman. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/16/sports/49ers-kyle-shanahan-jedi-mind-trick-revealed-trent-williams/

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Trent Williams, a future Hall of Fame lineman for the San Francisco 49ers, praises head coach Kyle Shanahan’s coaching abilities on The Pivot podcast. Williams claims to have learned more from Shanahan in one meeting than he did over his entire decade-long career elsewhere. He emphasizes how Shanahan inspires belief and success among players despite initial challenges, including a near-fatal car accident that left him injured during the offseason. Despite these obstacles, the 49ers started their 2026 season with an impressive victory against the Rams, defeating them 27-7 in Week 1.

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Trent Williams, a future Hall of Fame lineman for the San Francisco 49ers, praised head coach Kyle Shanahan on The Pivot podcast, highlighting Shanahan's exceptional coaching skills. Williams stated that he learned more about football from a single 30-minute team meeting with Shanahan than in his previous 10 years as an NFL veteran. Despite initial uncertainties during training camp due to Shanahan’s limited presence early on, the 49ers started their 2026 season strongly by defeating the Super Bowl-favored Los Angeles Rams in Week 1 with a convincing 27-7 victory. Williams emphasized that it was not just the talent within the locker room but Shanahan's ability to instill confidence and belief in his players that made such a dominant performance possible, declaring that no one would question who the best coach is if everyone could witness Shanahan’s coaching methods firsthand.

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The 49ers head coach was limited at the start of training camp, but made his way back to the field before the start of the season. Shanahan said the 49ers’ season opening win in Australia was all the more special because of all the uncertainty this summer.

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🔮 Trent Williams wishes everyone could see how Kyle Shanahan operates as head coach of the 49ers.

2026-09-16 · New York Post

Kyle Shanahan’s Jedi mind trick superpower revealed by future Hall of Fame lineman · assertive framing

Claims (20 extracted, 2 hedged)

Trent Williams wishes everyone could see how Kyle Shanahan operates as head coach of the 49ers. uncertain

Shanahan → wish → 49ers

“I came here a 10-year vet. asserted

I → come → ?

I learned more just in that 30-minute team meeting we had with Kyle breaking down the next opponent, I learned more football in that time than I did the previous 10 years,” Williams said on The Pivot podcast. asserted

Williams → learn → podcast

The future Hall of Fame lineman then put Shanahan’s impact as a coach into perspective. asserted

lineman → put → perspective

“The fact that he made us competitive, the fact that we believed that we could go win a Super Bowl, we literally believed. uncertain

we → make → Bowl

He made us believe. asserted

us → make → ?

And it’s not because of what we had in the locker room, but what we had in a coach.” asserted

we → ’ → coach

“The way he breaks it down is literally like something you’ve never seen. asserted

you → break → something

Just the way he diagnoses football, I hate that everybody can’t witness it. asserted

everybody → diagnose → it

I hate that everybody can’t because then it would be no question who’s the best coach in the league. asserted

who → hate → league

The 49ers got off to a hot start for the 2026 NFL season as San Francisco took down its divisional rivals, the Rams, in Week 1. asserted

Francisco → get → Week

It was a 27-7 beatdown nobody saw coming with the 49ers besting the Super Bowl favorites. asserted

49ers → see → favorites

The preparation for such a statement performance began in the offseason, which was a whirlwind for the organization. asserted

which → begin → organization

Shanahan was involved in a horrific car crash where he sustained several injuries. asserted

he → involve → injuries

win → limit → uncertainty

“We have had a lot of really good wins together. asserted

We → have → wins

This was a special experience just thinking about the offseason, the unknowns and stuff, a place none of us have ever been before,” Shanahan said. asserted

Shanahan → think → us

Took us a couple of days to get our mind right, but our hotel, the city, the whole organization, with bringing everything… asserted

mind → take → everything

Felt like home once we got here. asserted

we → feel → home

Glad the guys went out and played like that too.” asserted

guys → Glad → that

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