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5 min readWhen a Coach's Car Accident Becomes a Cover-Up Story
The Kyle Shanahan car accident story has "more twists than an Auntie Ann's pretzel factory," according to Ben Maller, who opened his show by dissecting why a seemingly straightforward fender bender has turned into a saga that keeps generating new questions. Shanahan waited eleven days before addressing the crash publicly, and when he finally spoke, he added a new detail: his Tesla was on autopilot when he turned around to retrieve his phone, which had fallen from his lap into the back seat. Maller was skeptical of the phone's trajectory—"I've never had it go to the back seat"—but more pointedly, he argued that the delay and the shifting explanation create a pattern that looks less like an honest mistake and more like damage control. "If there was nothing to hide, why are you hiding stuff?" he asked.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (03:34) **Kyle Shanahan's Tesla Crash and the Autopilot Twist** - Ben Maller breaks down the 49ers coach's delayed explanation for his car accident and the new detail about his phone and autopilot.
- 2 (09:34) **Adam Vinatieri's Hall of Fame Roast of Bill Belichick** - The legendary kicker used his induction speech to take a shot at his former coach's much-younger girlfriend, sparking debate over whether it was appropriate.
- 3 (13:37) **Vinatieri Also Jabs Pat McAfee** - The kicker didn't stop with Belichick, he also cracked a balls joke about his former punter.
- 4 (15:44) **Stefon Diggs Joins the Commanders and a Viral "Sister" Joke** - The wide receiver's new teammate, Sam Cosmi, immediately referenced Diggs' notorious reputation with women during a training camp interview.
- 5 (23:49) **Vikings Name Kyler Murray Starting QB, a "Rigged Carnival Game"** - Kevin O'Connell confirmed the decision, which Maller argues was never a real competition and sets the Vikings up for failure.
- 6 (33:00) **Adam Schefter's "Forced" to Be Backup Narrative for J.J. McCarthy** - Maller criticizes the NFL insider's framing of McCarthy's demotion as a tragedy, calling it a spin job for a player who simply wasn't good enough.
- 7 (39:16) **Legal Food Fight: DeAndre Hopkins vs. Steve Keim** - The former receiver accused the ex-Cardinals GM of rigging a drug test, leading to threats of a lawsuit.
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Big Ben talks about 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan revealing that he had Tesla Autopilot on during his car crash, Adam Vinatieri clowning Bill Belichick during his Hall of Fame induction, Kevin O'Connell announcing that Kyler Murray will be QB1 for the Vikings, Maller's Mountain of Money: Antonio Banderas Edition, and more!
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