While the date for the tiebreaking coin flip between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders was already known, the time was not ... until now. It will take place on Friday at 9:30 a.m. PT (12:30 p.m. ET) at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, according to Matt Schneidman of Bay Area News Group. Rod Woodson, the Hall of Fame defensive back who played for both the 49ers (1997) and the Raiders (2002-03), will toss the coin.
NFL spokesman tells me Rod Woodson will toss the coin that determines whether Raiders or 49ers pick No. 9 in the draft. Toss will happen 12:30 p.m. EST Friday at the weight bench in Indy.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) February 27, 2018
The winner of the coin toss will select with the ninth-overall pick in April's draft while the loser will choose 10th. The tiebreaker is taking place because each team finished with 6-10 records and matching strength-of-schedules (.512).
"I'm going to practice all offseason," 49ers general manager John Lynch joked last month according to the Sacramento Bee. "I'm talking to our analytics guys. I'm hearing it's 50-50."
For those interested in watching the coin flip, the Sacramento Bee reports that it will be aired live on NFL Network.
https://t.co/7uv4CsMTv2. NFLN will have a camera there for all of you with a real draft sickness. #FlipLive https://t.co/sw81tmHfm9
— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) February 26, 2018
The last time the 49ers and Raiders were both involved in a coin flip was in 2006. San Francisco won the toss and went on to select tight end Vernon Davis with the sixth-overall pick. Oakland selected safety Michael Huff at No. 7. Davis remains in the league while Huff played his last game in 2013.
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