The San Francisco 49ers plan to hire former Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn as their new assistant head coach, ESPN and USA Today reported Friday night.
One report said terms had yet to be discussed, but a verbal agreement was in place.
Lynn, 53, joins San Francisco after spending 2021 as offensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions. He coached the Chargers for four seasons, from 2017-20, compiling a 33-31 record with one playoff appearance.
He was also assistant head coach of the New York Jets (2013-14) and Buffalo Bills (2015-16), taking over the Bills’ head-coaching duties on an interim basis at the end of 2016.
The 49ers and coach Kyle Shanahan needed a new assistant head coach after parting with Jon Embree earlier this week. Embree was also the team’s tight ends coach.
In Shanahan’s fifth season as coach, the Niners reached the NFC Championship Game as a wild-card team and lost to the Los Angeles Rams, 20-17.
Lynn and the Shanahan family have history together as Lynn played for Kyle Shanahan’s father, Mike Shanahan, for the Denver Broncos as a running back and special teamer.
–Field Level Media