Former LB K.J. Wright recently signed to become the 49ers’ assistant linebackers coach and defensive quality control coach. He’s excited to begin his coaching career in San Francisco.
“It is true,” Wright said, via NFL.com. “I am the new linebacker assistant coach/defensive quality control coach of the San Francisco 49ers. I am thoroughly excited. I am really, really happy for this opportunity. I’m really, really happy for the Niners organization believing in me. Trusting me with their franchise. [I’ve been] competing against those guys since day one. My first-ever NFL game was against the Niners. … Here I am, 13, 14 years down the road about to be coaching for them.”
Wright said there’s no ill intention in joining the 49ers after spending all but one year of his NFL career with the Seahawks.
“This isn’t some vendetta move,” Wright said. “This is a really cool opportunity for me.”
Wright explained he’s always been eager to start coaching.
“This is where my heart is. My heart is in coaching,” Wright said. “My heart is in building something special. Teamwork, camaraderie, going through the ups, going through the downs, finding a game plan to be successful. This is what I do. This is what I’ve been called to do.”
New Cardinals OL Jonah Williams talked about where he might play on the offensive line this year but he’s ready to make an impact wherever he’s needed.
“At the end of the day it’s just football, it’s just O-line,” Williams said, via Darren Urban of the team’s website. “By the second week of training camp (last year) it felt as good as left tackle ever did.”
“The O-line, it’s kind of a chain. You can’t have any weak links, physically, mentally. I like to think I’m a positive part of that.”
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