The San Francisco 49ers have hired a linebackers coach, according to Alex Marvez of Fox Sports.
Source tells @NFLonFOX that @49ers have hired ex- @TBBuccaneers LBs coach Hardy Nickerson for the same position
— Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) January 23, 2016
Nickerson is a former four-time All Pro linebacker who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Green Bay Packers. He got his first coaching job in 2007 with the Chicago Bears under head coach Lovie Smith, then later became the head coach at Bishop O’ Dowd High school in Oakland, my alma mater.