The 49ers immediately fired special teams coordinator Brian Schneider after the season and aimed to replace him with fired defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen. Instead, Sorensen is leaving San Francisco which opened the door for Boyer to step into the vacancy at special teams coordinator.

San Francisco announced Boyer’s hire on Monday. The 53-year-old had spent the past nine years as the Jets’ special teams coordinator, overseeing a unit which has seen a wide range of performances. He recently interviewed with the 49ers, as noted by Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area.

The 49ers announced Monday that they have selected a new special teams coordinator, after firing Brian Schneider. They went with Robert Saleh’s recent colleague. The following comes from the 49ers:

That’s the exact route they took in a mock draft from NFL Media’s draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah. His selection for San Francisco is a little bit outside the box given his analysis of the pick. With the 11th pick, Jeremiah sends Missouri offensive tackle Armand Membou to San Francisco.

However, in the first round of his NFL Mock Draft, Jeremiah envisions the 49ers fortifying the offensive trenches by selecting University of Missouri offensive lineman Armand Membou. The post 49ers Select Polarizing Offensive Lineman in Daniel Jeremiah’s Mock Draft appeared first on Heavy Sports.