The San Francisco 49ers’ search for a new head coach to replace the recently fired Jim Tomsula continues into the week following the Niners’ Week 17 season-ending victory over the St. Louis Rams.
A number of names have been linked to the vacant 49ers’ head-coaching position already. ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez provides some of these, in addition to others.
Here’s a short list of some names seen from recent reports:
Sean Payton
Hue Jackson
David Shaw
Dirk Koetter
Anthony Lynn
Mike Shanahan
Chip Kelly
Mike Holmgren
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton emerged as a favorite among many 49ers fans — just look at Twitter — but any notion of the Saints sending him off was quickly put to rest Tuesday during Payton’s press conference, in which he stated he would remain in New Orleans.