Three years ago, the San Francisco 49ers had a first-year quarterbacks coach, Brian Griese, who fell for Brock Purdy, the Iowa State quarterback who was initially championed before the draft by area ...

Lynch identified two “unsung heroes” in the Niners org: scout Steve Slowik and Griese. “Brian was incredibly impressed once ...

He’s a guy by the name of Steve Slowik. His brother’s Bobby Slowik, the offensive coordinator down there in Houston. But Steve was the college scout that would go through Iowa State.