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Longtime Bay Area sports columnist Art Spander didn’t know he’d taken then-Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan’s backpack during a media scrum a few days before Super Bowl 51, but he had, and the mix-up left the first time Super Bowl coach in an absolute panic. With help from Senior Editor, Daniel Brown, we get the full story of how the mix-up happened, why it was so important that Kyle got the ‘pack back, how he tracked it down, and what those traumatic few hours taught him as he heads to his second Super Bowl this week. For Dan’s hilarious article on Spanders’ accidental heist, visit: https://theathletic.com/1549682/2020/01/20/meet-the-man-who-stole-kyle-shanahans-backpack-now-that-the-49ers-coach-can-finally-laugh-about-it/ Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/theupdate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices