When the 49ers announced their full coaching staff last week, it was revealed that Brian Griese was no longer with the club as quarterbacks coach.

Brian Griese has left the San Francisco 49ers, which left fans wondering why. We now know the reason thanks to general manager John Lynch. Lynch spoke with the media on Wednesday and disclosed that Griese stepped away from coaching to spend time with his family.

The San Francisco 49ers are intent on bouncing back after enduring a tough season in 2024 that saw them deal with a plethora of injuries and miss out on the playoffs entirely just a year after they very nearly won Super Bowl 58.

Brian Griese, who championed Brock Purdy before the 2022 draft and mentored the San Francisco 49ers quarterback for his first three NFL seasons while serving as his position coach, has decided to end his coaching career,

It now makes sense why Brian Griese passed on a head coaching interview with the Jets. The 49ers announced Tuesday their coaching staff for the 2025 season and Griese was surprisingly absent from the list, as Mick Lombardi will take over his role as the quarterbacks coach.

The San Francisco 49ers' list of coaching changes on Tuesday included an unexpected development—Mick Lombardi was named the team's quarterbacks coach, replacing Brian Griese, who had held the role for the past three seasons.

Purdy's rise from the "Mr. Irrelevant" of the 2022 NFL draft class to one of the top quarterbacks in the league has been shocking, and Griese, a former quarterback in the NFL himself, played a big role in helping him shock the world. However, it was announced in February that Griese wasn't returning as the team's quarterbacks coach.

The coach’s profile rose in these last three years, especially for elevating Brock Purdy from Mr. Irrelevant status to franchise quarterback.

Brian Griese is out as the quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers, removing the coach who was credited for pushing to draft Brock Purdy in 2022.

San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks coach and quarterback Brock Purdy's mentor, Brian Griese, decided to end his coaching career after three seasons.

The San Francisco 49ers have promoted assistant Klay Kubiak into the offensive coordinator role that had been vacant the past two seasons and replaced Brian Griese as quarterbacks coach.