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49ers lose two assistant coaches to the Cleveland Browns

Less than a week after their gut-punching defeat in the Super Bowl, the 49ers suffered two more losses Friday when assistant coaches Joe Woods and Chris Kiffin joined the Cleveland Browns.

The 49ers had been bracing for the loss of the 49-year-old Woods, who was their defensive backs and passing game coordinator. He was introduced as Cleveland’s defensive coordinator on Friday after just one season with the 49ers.

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New Browns coach Kevin Stefanski, who had worked with Woods on the Vikings staff from 2006-13, couldn’t make the hire official until after the 49ers’ postseason run was over.