The 49ers on Monday announced promotions within their scouting and personnel department under first-year general manager John Lynch.
Chip Flanagan, RJ Gillen, Jacob Nierob, John Stevenson and Josh Williams will have new roles in the new administration after working under the previous staff headed by Trent Baalke.
“We are very excited about the current state of our personnel department and how it will continue to progress in the coming years,” Lynch wrote in a statement.
“Every member of our personnel team has demonstrated a tireless work ethic and an ability to selflessly support each other – attributes we believe are integral to our success as an organization. We congratulate these gentlemen on their new roles with the team and look forward to watching their careers continue to develop.”
Flanagan has been named a national scout after working previously as a regional scout. This season will be his 14th in the NFL and sixth with San Francisco. He spent eight seasons in Washington’s personnel department before joining the 49ers.
Gillian is transition to a pro scout after being a scouting assistant. This season will be his third with the 49ers. He has a background with the National Collegiate Scouting Association where he helped college programs with recruiting. He also spent time in the NBA working for the San Antonio Spurs’ scouting department.
Nierob is moving to a pro scouting role after previously working as a scouting assistant. He’s entering his third seasons with the 49ers after working in recruiting operations for the University of Michigan.
Stevenson is moving to a regional scouting role after working as a scouting assistant. He’ll be based in the southwest. He was initial an undrafted free agent of the New York Giants in 2013 and spent time in the CFL and Indoor Football League.
Williams, a former receiver at Columbia, is the team’s new regional scout in the southeast. This year will be his seventh with San Francisco. He joined the club in 2011 as a scouting assistant before a promotion to pro personnel scout. He spent last season working for National Football Scouting, an independent service used by teams throughout the league, in conjunction with his role with the 49ers.
