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Report: 49ers hiring Shane Day for QB coach position

The San Francisco 49ers are hiring Shane Day to take over as quarterbacks coach, according to Matt Maiocco. Day will replace Rich Scangarello, who joined Vic Fangio’s coaching staff in Denver as offensive coordinator.

Day spent the past three seasons as tight ends coach with the Miami Dolphins. He spent the previous two seasons as assistant offensive line coach in Washington. He does have quarterback coaching experience, having spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons with the Chicago Bears in that role, and then the 2012 and 2013 season with the University of Connecticut.