Former 49ers GM Scot McCloughan Lands With The Seahawks

The 49ers parted ways with GM Scot McCloughan shortly before the NFL draft. According to Mike Sando of ESPN.com, he’s found his next job in Seattle as a senior personnel assistant.

His title isn’t yet known but the Seahawks are expected to make it official this week.

The drawn out and largely silent departure of Scot McCloughan as the 49ers GM has been a strange process. While reports swirled that he was leaving the team, and while he finally acknowledged his departure, the 49ers were silent.

Yahoo!‘s Jason Cole took the 49ers ownership to task for failing to recognize the turmoil of the team’s front office.

An interesting thought is being thrown around by Jerry McDonald of the Contra Costa Times.

Could Scot McCloughan, who has reportedly been ousted as 49ers GM, end up in a similar capacity with the Raiders?

As expected, director of player personnel Trent Baalke will take over the GM duties from Scot McCloughan as the 49ers enter a critical draft in April, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Schefter also reports McCloughan is dealing with “personal issues” and would be out indefinitely.

The strange saga of the 49ers GM continues to unravel.

Scot McClough has confirmed to local media that he is leaving the 49ers as GM.

SB Nation’s Niners blog, Niners Nation, is trying to figure out what the heck is going on in San Francisco. Various reports are indicating that GM Scot McCloughan is on his way out but there’s been no official word from the team.

If he is indeed gone for an extended absence, 49ers director of player personnel Trent Baalke is expected to assume the bulk of his duties.

Nancy Gay of FanHouse reports that McCloughan sent her the following text message.

But would not elaborate further.