When asked Thursday if the 49ers had sponsors who were upset about players who have protested during the national anthem, CEO Jed York was surprisingly funny and self-deprecating.
“We certainly heard some of that from people,” York said on KNBR. “But I’ll say in full honesty our bottom line has been hurt much more by bad coaching hires and decisions by me than anything that has happened here (with protests).”
It was a surprisingly raw admission from York, who has employed four head coaches while the 49ers have lost 35 of their last 43 games dating to November 2014.