The Seattle Seahawks have hired San Francisco 49ers tight ends coach and run game coordinator Brian Fleury as their new offensive coordinator. The move replaces Klint Kubiak, who left for the head coaching job with the Las Vegas Raiders. Fleury's hire brings scheme continuity from the Shanahan coaching tree to the Super Bowl champions.
The Seattle Seahawks announced the hiring of Brian Fleury as their offensive coordinator on February 15, 2026, drawing from their NFC West rival, the San Francisco 49ers. NFL Network insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero, and Mike Garafolo reported the news, noting that Fleury steps in after Klint Kubiak departed for the Raiders' head coaching position following Seattle's Super Bowl victory.
Fleury has been with the 49ers since 2019, starting as a defensive quality control coach before transitioning to offense in 2020-2021. He served as tight ends coach from 2022 to 2024 and added the run game coordinator title in 2025. Prior to San Francisco, Fleury worked as a research analyst and director of football research for the Miami Dolphins from 2016 to 2018, and held coaching roles with the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills. A former college quarterback at Maryland and Towson, Fleury was an offensive coordinator candidate for the New England Patriots in 2024.
The hire emphasizes continuity in Seattle's offense, which ranked third in scoring and eighth in total yards during the 2025 season under Kubiak. Fleury's experience aligns with the Shanahan system's use of under-center formations, play-action passes, and an outside-zone run game. In San Francisco, he coached tight ends like George Kittle and worked with running back Christian McCaffrey, who amassed 2,126 yards from scrimmage in 2025.
Kittle reacted to the news on social media with a single word: "sad." He previously praised Fleury's attention to detail, saying, "He’s big on all his details on every single play," and "He knows absolutely everything going on in the offense." Fleury's defensive background also helped tight ends understand opponent structures.
For Seattle, the addition could aid tight ends Elijah Arroyo and AJ Barner, as well as the running game amid injuries and free agency for key players like Kenneth Walker III. Head coach Mike Macdonald aims to sustain the team's success, including quarterback Sam Darnold's Lombardi Trophy-winning performance.
