Not so fast. Despite San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan stating Wednesday that he planned to elevate offensive passing game specialist Klay Kubiak to offensive coordinator, the team must conduct an open search before filling the role,

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.

The 49ers’ promotion of Klay Kubiak to offensive coordinator might not be such a simple procedure, after all. The NFL requires every team to interview at least two external minority candidates in person or virtually for a coordinator job.

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.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan announced this week that the San Francisco 49ers were promoting assistant coach Klay Kubiak to offensive coordinator. However, according to one report, this decision may have violated NFL rules.

The San Francisco 49ers have removed Nick Sorensen from his role as defensive coordinator and promoted passing game specialist Klay Kubiak to offensive coordinator, coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday.

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

The San Francisco 49ers are promoting Klay Kubiak from offensive passing game specialist to offensive coordinator, head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters

The 49ers just made an interesting change to their offensive coaching staff. They promoted assistant passing game specialist Klay Kubiak to offensive coordinator. It's unclear how Kubiak's job will change.