The San Francisco 49ers revealed a rather surprising assistant coaching change on Tuesday, with the sudden removal of the assistant coach credited with pushing the organization to draft Brock Purdy in 2022.
Quarterbacks coach Brian Griese is no longer with the 49ers, multiple reporters confirmed on Tuesday. Those reports came after the team announced that Mick Lombardi was taking over as quarterbacks coach — without anyone ever reporting or explaining why Griese was out.
Griese has been cited as one of the team’s biggest Purdy advocates back in 2022, just a few months after he was hired for the job.