KJ Wright's Hot Streak in SF

0:00On April 1st, KJ Wright, the former Seattle Seahawks linebacker legend, is climbing the coaching ladder fast with their NFC West rival, the San Francisco 49ers. After Seattle passed on hiring him, he joined the Niners in 2024 as a defensive quality control and assistant linebacker's coach. Now, heading into 2026, he's getting promoted straight to linebacker's coach. That role fits him perfect since Wright was always one of the smartest players on the field, especially shutting down screen passes with his football. IQ, he stuck in that assistance spot through last season 2, building his rep quick on the other side of the division. Seahawks fans got mixed feelings about it. They love Wright as a person, he helped bring home a Super Bowl and was solid for 10 years in Seattle, but seeing him scheme against Mike McDonald's. Squat stings, especially with repeat championship dreams on the line. This week at the NFL Annual Meeting, New Tennessee Titans head coach Robert Salah, who used to run the Niners' defense, said he wanted Wright on his.

1:03Staff, but the 49ers shut it down from the jump, calling him off limits. Salah's hype though, predicting Wright rockets to coordinator soon, just like Domeco Ryan's did. Wright's on a hot streak, and while the Niners ain't letting go easy, Seahawks' faithful hold out hope he circles back to Seattle one day, maybe even, running the defense with Bobby Wagner by his side.