Coaching changes
Joe Woods to Cleveland
Woods was a huge part of the 49ers’ turnaround last year. He was the defensive backs coach and defensive passing game coordinator, helping San Francisco churn out the No. 1 pass defense in the league. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski hired Woods away from the 49ers to be his defensive coordinator.
DB coach Tony Oden
Oden has been coaching in the NFL since 2004 in various capacities — mostly coaching defensive backs. He joins the 49ers as the defensive backs coach after two years in Miami coaching safeties and defensive backs.
Passing game specialist Mike Rutenberg
Rutenberg has less NFL experience than Oden, but he did work with 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh when the pair was together in Jacksonville. Rutenberg broke into the NFL in 2003 as head coach Joe Gibbs’ assistant in Washington. He also spent time at UCLA as a graduate assistant and worked his way up through the coaching ranks to land an important job in San Francisco.