Tom Rathman, one of the few 49ers assistant coaches who have survived previous regime changes in San Francisco, won't be part of the team's current overhaul.
The 49ers' longtime running backs coach says he wants to do just that -- coach running backs -- and likely will sit out the 2017 season with the hope that a position opens up somewhere in the NFL in 2018. Incoming 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan last week hired Bobby Turner to coach the running backs.
A former fullback, Rathman won two Super Bowls with the 49ers and has had two long stints (1997-2002 and 2009-16) as the team’s running backs coach.