The San Francisco 49ers have promoted assistant Klay Kubiak into the offensive coordinator role that had been vacant the past two seasons and replaced Brian Griese as quarterbacks coach. Coach Kyle Shanahan announced several changes and additions to his coaching staff on Tuesday after previously hiring Robert Saleh as defensive coordinator to replace the fired Nick Sorensen and Brant Boyer as special teams coach

It now makes sense why Brian Griese passed on a head coaching interview with the Jets. The 49ers announced Tuesday their coaching staff for the 2025 season and Griese was surprisingly absent from the list,

San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks coach and quarterback Brock Purdy's mentor, Brian Griese, decided to end his coaching career after three seasons.

LATEST Feb. 26, 11:15 a.m. Now-former San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks coach Brian Griese decided to leave coaching to spend more time with his family, general manager John Lynch confirmed on Wednesday after multiple reports indicated such Tuesday.

The San Francisco 49ers and quarterbacks coach Brian Griese have parted ways. He was with the club since 2022.

The San Francisco 49ers announced several major changes to their coaching staff, including the departure of Brian Griese and promotion of Klay Kubiak.

Among the 14 new hires and title changes was quarterbacks coach Mick Lombardi. That position was held for the last three seasons by Brian Griese. There was no indication Griese would be out as San Francisco's QB coach, which made his exit a bit of a head-scratcher.