Field Gulls · Mar 8, 2022
Brian Schneider hired by 49ers as special teams coordinator
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesFormer Seattle Seahawks assistant Brian Schneider is returning to the NFC West.
The San Francisco 49ers have hired Schneider to be the special teams coordinator following the departure of Richard Hightower, who landed the same job with the Chicago Bears under first-year head coach Matt Eberflus.
Schneider was Seattle’s special teams coordinator from 2010 through the start of the 2020 season, when he stepped away from the team for personal reasons. He was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars to be their ST coordinator but left the team indefinitely, again due to personal reasons.
