At Kyle Shanahan's end-of-season press conference a few days ago, he proudly announced that he would be promoting Klay Kubiak from passing game specialist to offensive coordinator. Turns out, Shanahan violated NFL rules by making this announcement.

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.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan announced that Klay Kubiak will be the team’s new offensive coordinator. According to Shanahan, Kubiak has been doing the job unofficially for the past two years.

Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports that the 49ers will need to conduct an open search for their offensive coordinator position, even though HC Kyle Shanahan

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