Report: Brian Griese leaving ESPN to become San Francisco 49ers QBs coach
Brian Griese is headed back to the league.
The former “Monday Night Football” analyst is leaving ESPN and will become the next quarterbacks coach with the San Francisco 49ers, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Former Monday Night Football analyst Brian Griese is leaving ESPN to become the Quarterbacks Coach for the 49ers, sources tell @SethWickersham and me. Griese and Kyle Shanahan have known each other for years; Griese played QB in Tampa when Shanahan was on the Bucs coaching staff.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 5, 2022
Griese will replace Rich Scangarello in San Francisco, who left to become Kentucky’s offensive coordinator. It will mark his first coaching job in the NFL.
Griese has been at ESPN since he retired in 2009. He spent a decade in the league, starting with the Denver Broncos after they drafted him in the third round of the 1998 draft. He spent time playing for the Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears. When he was with the Buccaneers, current 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was on staff.
In total, Griese threw for more than 19,000 yards and 119 touchdowns in his career.
He has been at ESPN ever since, and most recently worked as an analyst on “Monday Night Football.” Griese is reportedly set to be replaced next year in the booth by Troy Aikman, who is apparently ready to leave Fox for a $90 million deal. Longtime broadcast partner Joe Buck is also reportedly open to going with him.
