Kyle Shanahan has plenty of praise for Christian McCaffrey.
The San Francisco 49ers head coach credits his star running back’s “obsessive” mentality for his success, even as McCaffrey dealt with a calf injury that sidelined him during the preseason.
So much so that Shanahan, 44, said the NFL star was probably thinking about football during his recent wedding to Olivia Culpo.
“Walking down the aisle to get married, he’s probably thinking about his feet and how to do routes,” Shanahan told reporters. “No offense to Olivia.”
Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey got married in Rhode Island
The veteran coach then added: “He’s obsessed with it. And so when you get into those situations where you get hurt and you can’t go do all those things, at least he put in the work sooner.”
As last season’s NFL rushing champion, McCaffrey helped lead the 49ers to the Super Bowl.
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Despite the team’s heartbreaking loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the final moments of a game last February, McCaffrey put his offseason to good use, marrying his longtime love in June.
The model, 32, and the NFL star, 28, tied the knot in her home state of Rhode Island on Saturday, June 29.
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And when it came time for her to walk down the aisle, it was important to CMC that she do it in a church, Culpo said Vogue. “That was our number one priority,” she said of his preference for the location.
The former Miss Universe wore a custom-made Dolce & Gabbana dress as the athlete pondered his fiancée’s route down the aisle.
And while McCaffrey’s status is still in question — he intends to return to the field in time for the first game of the season — his coach is certain of one thing.
“He understands what it takes to play this game, especially at the level he’s doing it,” Shanahan said. “And not many people play at that level unless they’re like that.”
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