As the 49ers prepare for the 2025 season, Kyle Shanahan has named Klay Kubiak as the offensive coordinator, but Shanahan will still call plays

Shanahan and Kubiak have long-time ties as their fathers worked together for years. Klay's father Gary, worked under Shanahan's father Mike for more than a decade. Mike Shanahan w

Not a good look. At Kyle Shanahan's end-of-season press conference a few days ago, he proudly announced that he would be promoting Klay Kubiak to 49ers OC.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan won’t get in the habit of giving Klay Kubiak offensive play-calling duties, but he will be giving his assistant a promotion. On Wednesday, three days after he allowed Kubiak to serve as the play-caller in a no-stakes 47-24 loss at Arizona in the regular-season finale,

The San Francisco 49ers are promoting Klay Kubiak from offensive passing game specialist to offensive coordinator, head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters

On the 49ers' coach roster, after Shanahan is listed as head coach, Chris Foerster is listed next as the run game coordinator and offensive line coach. Kubiak, who has been with the 49ers since 2021, is listed as the offensive passing game specialist.

President of football operations/general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan discussed coordinator coaching changes, offseason outlook and upcoming player contract decisions.

Kyle Shanahan announced Wednesday that Klay Kubiak will be elevated into the role of San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan said at a Wednesday press conference that Kubiak will be the team’s offensive coordinator. Kubiak was the team’s offensive passing game specialist in 2024 and an assistant quarterbacks coach for the two previous seasons.

The 49ers have only had one other offensive coordinator by title since Shanahan joined the team: current Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel

Bad news for Kyle Shanahan, who had planned to name Klay Kubiak as OC for the upcoming NFL season. It appears a rule prevents him from receiving that kind of promotion.

The 49ers’ inability to close out three NFC West games still had Shanahan steaming after the season. They coughed up fourth-quarter leads in losses to the L.A. Rams (Weeks 3 and 15), the Cardinals in Week 5, and the Seahawks on Nov. 17.