At Kyle Shanahan's end-of-season press conference a few days ago, he proudly announced that he would be promoting Klay Kubiak from passing game specialist to offensive coordinator. Turns out, Shanahan violated NFL rules by making this announcement.

The San Francisco 49ers are promoting Klay Kubiak from offensive passing game specialist to offensive coordinator, head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters

Not so fast. Despite San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan stating Wednesday that he planned to elevate offensive passing game specialist Klay Kubiak to offensive coordinator, the team must conduct an open search before filling the role,

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan announced that Klay Kubiak will be the team’s new offensive coordinator. According to Shanahan, Kubiak has been doing the job unofficially for the past two years.

Bad news for Kyle Shanahan, who had planned to name Klay Kubiak as OC for the upcoming NFL season. It appears a rule prevents him from receiving that kind of promotion. Kyle Shanahan is doing everything he can to ensure the San Francisco 49ers have a successful 2025 season.

Special teams have been a debacle for the San Francisco 49ers ever since Kyle Shanahan became the head coach. It has never mattered who the coordinator is. In 2021, Richard Hightower was viewed as a mediocre coach,