In 2020, the NFL implemented a rule to encourage teams to hire, develop, and promote minority coaches and scouts who could one day become candidates for head coach and general manager jobs.
There isn’t an organization who has reaped these benefits as much as the San Francisco 49ers. In the past few years, the Niners have seen minority candidates Robert Saleh, Mike McDaniel, and DeMeco Ryans go on to be head coaches elsewhere.
While the front office has lost Martin Mayhew, Ran Carthon, and although they didn’t receive a pick for him, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah to general manager jobs.