When was singletary fired

Let the NFC West shake-up begin. After a disappointing loss to the St. The 49ers were officially eliminated from playoff contention with the loss and Singletary was caught engaging in a heated argument with quarterback Troy Smith by Fox cameras. According to Comcast Sports Bay Area , the only question left is whether or not Singletary finishes the season or is relieved of his duties immediately.

The drama and dysfunction reached new depths Sunday for the 49ers. And coach Mike Singletary will not return as head coach next season.

The only question is whether Singletary will be fired before or after the team's season finale, according to a source close to the situation. The 49ers are with one game to play. I'll leave that up to the front office. The year-old Singletary, who first took over as head coach on an interim basis when Mike Nolan was fired in October and soon declared "I want winners! York - son of owner John York - seems ready for major change around the Niners despite having to pay Singletary, a Hall of Fame linebacker during his playing days for the Chicago Bears.

We're going to make sure we get this right. When asked if he thinks he will be back as coach, Singletary said: "I don't know. That's not my decision. Comcast SportsNet Bay Area reported Sunday night, quoting an anonymous source, that Singletary would not return in Three players left the team this year, Singletary fired offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye after Week 3 and then lost secondary coach and special assistant, Johnnie Lynn, when he resigned for personal reasons earlier this month.

Singletary switched quarterbacks three different times, starting with Alex Smith, going to Troy Smith for five games even after Alex Smith's hurt non-throwing shoulder had healed, then back to Alex Smith for two games before Troy Smith started Sunday - only to give way to Alex Smith in the fourth quarter after Troy Smith had a heated exchange with Singletary. What bothers me is we come in here, this is a playoff-caliber game, and we didn't get it done," York said. York said he plans to hire a general manager and will open a search to fill the job.

Since former GM Scot McCloughan departed last March - and ended up with Seattle - in what York called a "mutual parting," San Francisco's football operations have been run by vice president of player personnel Trent Baalke.

He was responsible for selecting two offensive linemen with the team's first-round draft picks in April, and both Anthony Davis and Mike Iupati are starters on the Niners' revamped offensive line. Singletary, who went in his first full season as head coach in , had many around the league believing he was ready to lead San Francisco to their first playoff appearance since But the team was never able to recover from their disastrous start to the season.

Offensively, there just never seemed to be the type of cohesiveness needed for success. Singletary fired offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye after Week 3 and former No.

Singletary was known for his peculiar yet often entertaining coaching style while leading San Francisco. Interim coach Jim Tomsula will lead the team in their final game against the Arizona Cardinals next week but, after that, major changes are expected.