The San Francisco 49ers overturned most of their coaching staff this offseason with the hiring of Kyle Shanahan, and a notable change was in the strength and conditioning program. The team elected to not retain longtime strength coach Mark Uyeyama, and replaced him with former Washington strength coach Ray Wright.
Uyeyama had joined the 49ers in 2008 as the assistant strength and conditioning coach, and was promoted to the lead role in 2011. The decision to part ways with Uyeyama has brought a notable change according to center Daniel Kilgore.