The San Francisco 49ers fired special teams coordinator Brian Schneider on Monday night, according to multiple reports, moving on from the assistant after three years with the team.
Schneider, 53, had come over from San Francisco after one year with the Jacksonville Jaguars and was expected to rebuild the 49ers’ special teams unit after the group had struggled under former special teams coordinator Richard Hightower.
However, he never really got a strong footing, as the 49ers struggled on special teams once again, including during an ugly 2024 season where the team dealt with both return and kickoff issues, as well as injuries and field goal concerns, leading to Schneider’s firing on Monday.