Brian Griese has left the San Francisco 49ers, which left fans wondering why. We now know the reason thanks to general manager John Lynch. Lynch spoke with the media on Wednesday and disclosed that Griese stepped away from coaching to spend time with his family.

There was a small surprise Tuesday when the San Francisco 49ers announced their coaching staff changes for the 2025 season. Among the 14 new hires and title changes was quarterbacks coach Mick Lombardi.

The San Francisco 49ers have promoted assistant Klay Kubiak into the offensive coordinator role that had been vacant the past two seasons and replaced Brian Griese as quarterbacks coach.