49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan must really like his quarterbacks coach, Rich Scangarello.
The Broncos wanted to interview Scangarello to be their offensive coordinator, but the 49ers denied that request, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Friday.
Broncos denied permission to interview 49ers’ quarterbacks coach Rich Scangarello for their offensive coordinator job, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 11, 2019
Scangarello has been the 49ers' quarterbacks coach for the last two seasons. In 2015, while Shanahan was the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons, Scangarello served as the offensive quality control coach.
It's unusual for a team to block a position coach from interviewing for a job that would constitute a promotion.