49ers Interview for Key Coaching Roles

The San Francisco 49ers are actively seeking to fill two key coaching positions, special teams coordinator and offensive coordinator, while complying with the NFL's Rooney Rule. For the offensive coordinator role, the team interviewed Noah Pauley from Iowa State, engaging with at least two external minority candidates. For the special teams coordinator position, the 49ers have interviewed Chris Banjo, a former Broncos assistant, and Jett Modkins from the Lions, who has a familial connection to the team through his father, Curtis Modkins. Despite these interviews, head coach Kyle Shanahan has expressed a preference for promoting Nick Sorensen internally to the special teams role. The 49ers are ensuring compliance with NFL hiring protocols after previously attempting to bypass formal interviews for the offensive coordinator role.