The 49ers named Dustin Little head athletic trainer Tuesday, locking in one of the final pieces of their new strength and conditioning and athletic training structure.
After 17 players spent time on injured reserve during the 2018 season and 24 players the season prior, the 49ers sought change. The team fired longtime head athletic trainer Jeff Ferguson and head of strength and conditioning Ray Wright.
General manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan both identified streamlining the two programs as an offseason priority.
“It’s about where we want to go, how we can make the overall process of it better,” Shanahan said after the season ended.