The San Francisco 49ers explored the possibility of poaching Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, in accordance to ESPN’s Dan Graziano.
The 49ers fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks just three days after the team’s loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. eleven and curiously regarded to their opponent for a possible replacement
Spagnuolo’s contract was once set to expire this offseason, and the Chiefs signed him to a contract extension on Feb. 14, the same day Wilks was once fired. Spagnuolo’s new deal will pay him roughly $5 million annually. San Francisco went on to fill its open DC position by means of promoting shielding assistant Nick Sorenson and additionally hired former Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley to be the team’s new assistant head coach.
This will be Spagnuolo’s sixth yr below instruct Andy Reid, and the duo is coming off a 1/3 Super Bowl in that timeframe. Kansas City’s protection ranked 2nd in both points and yards allowed this past season and excelled in but some other playoff run below Spagnuolo.Â
