The San Francisco 49ers are officially making some strikes with their coaching staff.
ESPN’s Nick Wagoner on Monday from the NFL house owners conferences reported KJ Wright was promoted to linebackers coach as a part of a sequence of coaching staff changes. Wagoner additionally reported Raheem Morris is officially the defensive coordinator whereas Matt Eberflus has officially been named assistant head coach/protection.
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The LB coach job was occupied by Johnny Holland final season. For Wright the promotion comes after two years as a defensive high quality management coach. There’s an opportunity they’ve pegged Wright to be a defensive coordinator down the road since he is following a path comparable to the one Demeco Ryans adopted in his coaching profession with San Francisco. Holland will now be the defensive run sport coordinator.
The Morris and Eberflus hires are simply making reported acquisitions official. Eberflus will fill the void left by Gus Bradley who joined the Tennessee Titans as their defensive coordinator after spending final season because the 49ers’ assistant head coach/protection. Bradley adopted former defensive coordinator Robert Saleh to Tennessee. Morris will substitute Saleh.
Here’s a full list of the changes to the 49ers’ coaching staff through the Athletic’s Matt Barrows (new hires in daring):
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Cameron Clemmons — Tight ends
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Matt Eberflus — Assistant head coach/protection
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Micah Foerster — Seasonal coaching assistant
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Joe Graves — Run sport coordinator
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Jerry Gray — Defensive passing sport coordinator
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Leonard Hankerson — Passing sport coordinator/Wide receivers
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Johnny Holland — Defensive run sport coordinator
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Angel Matute — Defensive high quality management
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Raheem Morris — Defensive coordinator
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Roman Sapolu — Assistant offensive line
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Deuce Schwartz — Offensive assistant/Tight ends
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Jacob Webster — Offensive assistant/Quarterbacks
Graves will substitute Brian Fleury because the run sport coordinator after Fleury exited to be part of the Seattle Seahawks as their offensive coordinator.
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