49ers promote two from within to fill Adam Peters vacancy

INDIANAPOLIS — The 49ers have become a training ground for NFL coaches and executives. "It gets annoying at times, like, 'Leave us alone,'" 49ers general manager John Lynch quipped at the NFL Scouting Combine. "But you know what, there is a source of pride." Robert Saleh, Mike McDaniel and DeMeco Ryans have left Kyle Shanahan's staff in recent seasons for head-coaching jobs. And Lynch's personnel department has produced NFL general managers Martin Mayhew, Ran Carthon and Adam Peters. Peters, formerly the 49ers' assistant general manager, was the latest to leave the organization to replace Mayhew as the Washington Commanders general manager. Peters' recent departure led to Lynch's announcement on Tuesday of two promotions within the organization. Tariq Ahmad and RJ Gillen have been assigned the same title: Director of player personnel. "We're not calling them 'co-director' of player personnel simply because I feel they both earned it on their own," Lynch said. Ahmad has spent 10 seasons with the 49ers and just concluded his third year as the 49ers' director of college scouting. Gillen finished his ninth season with the 49ers and his first as director of pro scouting, where he was...