The 49ers are adding a high-profile name to their coaching staff. Former NFL QB Brian Griese is set to join San Francisco as their quarterbacks coach. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Seth Wickersham were the first to report the move.
Griese will exit the ESPN Monday Night Football booth to take his first ever coaching job.
Prior to becoming a broadcaster in 2009, Griese was an 11-year NFL veteran who started 83 games for the Broncos, Dolphins, Buccaneers and Bears. He completed 62.7 percent of his throws for 19,440 yards with 119 touchdowns and 99 interceptions.
While Griese has yet to coach at even the college level, there’s some familiarity with him and 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan. Griese’s first stint in Tampa Bay came in 2004 and 2005 when Shanahan was there as an offensive quality control coach.
The 49ers lost quarterbacks coach Rich Scangarello this offseason when he took on the offensive coordinator job at the University of Kentucky.
There’s some risk here with San Francisco in bringing in an unseasoned QB coach for first-year starter Trey Lance. Griese will play a key role in Lance’s development and acclimation to the starting job.
