The 49ers interviewed a second candidate Monday for their special teams coordinator job: Chris Banjo.
Banjo, 34, was an assistant special teams coach this past season for the Broncos, who lost Sunday in a wild-card game in Buffalo. He joined the Denver coaching staff in 2023 after ending his playing career, working under special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica.
The former safety and special teams ace played for the Packers, Saints and Cardinals in an NFL career that spanned 2013-2023 after going undrafted out of Southern Methodist.
He is the second outside candidate to interview for the job after the 49ers announced Sunday that they had spoken to Jeff Modkins, a Lions special teams assistant.
Coach Kyle Shanahan said last week after firing three-year special teams coordinator Brian Schneider that former defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen, who was removed from that job last week, could also be a candidate for the special teams position.
They announced late last week that they had interviewed former Jets coach Robert Saleh and Lions defensive backs coach DeShea Townsend for their defensive coordinator opening. Saleh held that job with the 49ers under Shanahan from 2017-2020.