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Brian Griese is leaving the broadcast booth to become the 49ers’ new quarterbacks coach, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Griese, a former NFL quarterback who spent 11 seasons with the Buccaneers, Dolphins and Bears, has been with ESPN since 2009. Griese has history with 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, who was on the Buccaneers’ coaching staff during Griese’s two seasons in Tampa.
Griese, who will celebrate his 47th birthday on March 18, led Michigan to a national championship in 1997. He played ahead of Tom Brady, who would succeed Griese as Michigan’s starting quarterback after Griese was drafted by the Broncos in 1998. As John Elway’s backup in Denver, Griese and…
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