BRADENTON, Fla. — Former player Dennis Brown will serve as the 49ers’ radio analyst in place of the suspended Tim Ryan at Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints.
Brown, who played defensive line for the 49ers from 1990-96, has worked on pre-and post-game shows on KNBR 680-AM.
Ryan was suspended by the 49ers on Wednesday, two days after he appeared on KNBR and said Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson’s “dark skin” helped disguise the football on his zone-read runs in Sunday’s 20-17 win over the 49ers.
“I regret my choice of words in trying to describe the conditions of the game,” Ryan said in a team-issued statement.