The San Francisco 49ers fired two coordinators after the 2024 season, and both quickly picked up new jobs.
Former 49ers defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen, who spent one year in that position, wound up snagging a special teams coordinator job in Dallas. He cut his teeth in the coaching ranks as a special teams assistant, and spent one year as the special teams coordinator with the Jacksonville Jaguars before joining the 49ers staff as a defensive assistant.
There was some hope from head coach Kyle Shanahan that he’d be able to retain Sorensen to replace fired special teams coordinator Brian Schneider.
It took Schneider a little longer to find a new gig, but he landed with the Washington Commanders according to a report from CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones. Schneider will take on an assistant special teams coordinator role for Washington, where he’ll reunite with head coach Dan Quinn who was on Pete Carroll’s staff with Schneider in Seattle.
Schneider has been a successful special teams coach in his career, but he struggled to help right a 49ers special teams group that hasn’t had a ton of success during Shanahan’s tenure.
The 49ers replaced Schneider with former New York Jets special teams coordinator Brant Boyer after they were unable to hold on to Sorensen.
