American football coach (born 1961)

American football player

Christopher Flyn Foerster (born October 12, 1961) is an American football coach who currently serves as the run game coordinator and offensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). Previously, he worked for the Dolphins as their offensive coordinator in 2004.

Coaching career

Foerster was hired by the San Francisco 49ers on February 15, 2008 as the co-offensive line coach. He *umed the *le of offensive line coach in week 8 of the 2008 season.

Prior to joining the 49ers, Foerster spent three years (2005–07) as the offensive line coach and *istant head coach for the Baltimore Ravens. Foerster has also served as the offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins (2004), tight ends coach for the Indianapolis Colts (2002–03), offensive line coach for the Tampa Buccaneers (1996–2001) and *istant offensive line/tight ends coach for the Minnesota Vikings (1993–95).

With a total of 34 years coaching experience, Foerster also made an impact in the collegiate ranks, serving as the offensive line coach for the University of Minnesota (1992), *istant offensive line/special teams coach for Stanford (1988–91) and offensive line coach for Colorado State (1983–87). He began his coaching career in 1982 as a graduate *istant at Colorado State after a successful career with the Rams as a center from 1979 to 1982. Foerster originally joined the Rams football team as a walk-on before earning a scholarship as a sop*re.

Foerster resigned from the Miami Dolphins on October 9, 2017 after video surfaced of him snorting a white powder.

On August 23, 2019, it was reported that Foerster was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as an *istant coach to help game-planning. The hire was not formally announced nor is Foerster featured on the 49ers' website. In 2021, Foerster was promoted to offensive line coach. In 2022, after Niners offensive/run game coordinator Mike McDaniel left to become the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, Foerster was promoted to McDaniel's former position of run game coordinator.

References

External links

• Washington Redskins bio