Chip Kelly hired as 49ers coach

The San Francisco 49ers have hired Chip Kelly to be their next head coach, the team announced Thursday.

49ers CEO Jed York tweeted that he and general manager Trent Baalke selected Kelly "after a thorough search."

The 49ers will hold a news conference to introduce Kelly next week.

Kelly, 52, joins the 49ers after three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, whom he led to the playoffs once before being fired with one game remaining in the 2015 season. He was 26-21 overall with Philadelphia. Kelly rose to fame for his offensive style during four seasons and a 46-7 record as coach at Oregon.

Wide receiver Torrey Smith tweeted about the hiring Thursday.

Kelly already has a connection with Niners senior personnel executive Tom Gamble, who had been with Kelly in Philadelphia.

San Francisco went 5-11 under first-year coach Jim Tomsula and missed the playoffs for the second straight season. Tomsula was fired Jan. 3 after taking over for Jim Harbaugh, who left after the 2014 season in what the team called a "mutual" parting.

The 49ers had narrowed down their finalists to Kelly and Mike Shanahan earlier Thursday, sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

ESPN staff writer Paul Gutierrez contributed to this report.

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• 艾瑪，碗碟，叉子今晚下班都直奔烤鴨店去了。 -fkcom- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/14/2016 postreply 11:26:19

• 估計薯片會喜歡cap -baydad- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/14/2016 postreply 13:11:32

• 不會。 -talkatwxc- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/14/2016 postreply 13:27:33

• 會的。季中凱力就想和凱普會合，不過當時是說地點在費城。 -Francine- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/14/2016 postreply 14:56:26

• Chip Kelly's high tempo/no huddle offense should dominate NFCW -Giantfan- ♂ (18 bytes) () 01/14/2016 postreply 11:44:32

• R u serious? Not good against sea bird. -baydad- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/14/2016 postreply 12:25:21

• 下一季將橫掃NFL west, -xman1668- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/14/2016 postreply 12:24:22

• Chip will be a decent coach. But not winning sb -baydad- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/14/2016 postreply 12:36:14

• Then you mean chip is losing sb? -talkatwxc- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/14/2016 postreply 12:54:34

• he won't get there. -baydad- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/14/2016 postreply 13:12:01

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