San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said the team hired former Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Chris Foerster as a consultant because he's made positive strides in his personal life since resigning from the Dolphins in 2017 after a video surfaced showing him snorting a white powdery substance.
ESPN's Jenna Laine first reported Friday the Niners were using Foerster in a non-coaching role.
Shanahan, who worked with Foerster as members of the Washington Redskins staff from 2010 through 2013, told Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area the arrangement started during the 2018 offseason, but it was never announced.