SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – San Francisco general manager Trent Baalke has been fired and coach Chip Kelly is meeting with team CEO Jed York to determine his status after the 49ers tied a franchise record for losses in a season.
While the team has made no official announcement on any possible changes, Baalke confirmed his firing during his pregame interview with the team’s flagship radio station KNBR.
Kelly said after San Francisco’s 25-23 loss to Seattle that he would meet with York. The loss meant the 49ers (2-14) tied the worst record in franchise history previously done in 1978, ’79 and 2004.
ESPN reported Saturday night that both Baalke and Kelly are expected to be fired after the season.
“I control what I can control,” Kelly said. “All we can control is how we coach our players and what we do with them. If that’s good enough, it’s good enough. It it’s not good enough, so be it.”