49ers in Five: Surprise coach joins the 49ers defensive staff

The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

Rob Guerrera

Football, Sports

4.8 • 648 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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The 49ers added former Seahawks linebacker KJ Wright to their coaching staff yesterday. Wright announced the move on his podcast, and seemed pretty pumped about it. ONE THING TO READ: https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/insider/story/_/id/39604144/2024-nfl-offseason-one-free-agent-every-team-sign-afc-nfc-picks JOIN OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL TO GET ACCESS TO PERKS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdn6zbhFQ7_vMLYfjSiLSYA/join GET SOME SWEET HOMAGE 49ERS GEAR HERE: https://homage.sjv.io/GoldStandard SUPPORT OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/GoldStandard49ersPodcastNetwork CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: https://www.GoldStandardNiners.com SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE PAGE: https://www.youtube.com/@goldstandardnetwork FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gsn49ers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091816680160 Twitter: https://twitter.com/GSN49ers SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gold-standard-san-francisco-49ers-podcast-network/id1524313515 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mWHKNWMdC6Pojka3tyBio?si=ed9ef03ba95140e4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good morning. Welcome to 49ers in 5, your daily update on everything happening with the team that you need to know.
0:12.6	I'm Rob Stats Guerrera. Today is March 5th, 24. Here's what's happening with your San Francisco 49ers.
0:20.0	The Niners made a surprise hiring to their coaching
0:22.6	staff yesterday, bringing former Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright on board, he's going to be
0:28.5	the new assistant linebackers coach slash defensive quality control, which basically means
0:34.8	whatever we need you to do. Wright played 11 years in the NFL.
0:39.7	Ten of those years came under Pete Carroll and the Seahawks, which we know the 49ers
0:45.3	loved that Pete Carroll's Seattle scheme.
0:47.9	Here is a clip of Wright from his podcast, KJ All Day, announcing the move.
0:53.6	I am the new linebacker assistant coach slash defensive quality control coach of the San
1:02.3	Francisco 49ers.
1:03.8	I am thoroughly excited.
1:07.4	I am really, really happy for this opportunity.
1:10.0	I'm really, really happy for the Niners organization believing in me,
1:15.5	trusting me with their franchise, and competed against those guys since day one.
1:22.5	My first ever NFL game was against the Niners, and here I am 13, 14 years down the road, about to be
1:30.3	coaching for him.
1:31.5	Wright has never coached before in the NFL, but apparently he interviewed for a job with
1:36.5	new Seahawks head coach Mike McDonald's staff.
1:39.6	They apparently decided to go in another direction, hence the Niners swoop in and make the higher.
1:45.5	Here's a little more from K.J. Wright, about his passion for the job. My heart is in coaching.
1:50.3	My heart is in building something special. Teamwork, camaraderie, going through the ups, going
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