LSU wide receivers coach Adam Henry is leaving the University to take a job with the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, LSU spokesman Michael Bonnette confirmed to The Daily Reveille on Sunday.
Henry joined the Tigers in spring 2012 after a five-year stint with the Oakland Raiders as offensive quality control coach and tight ends coach. He served at McNeese State University, where he played college football, from 1997-2006 prior to his tenure with the Raiders.
While at LSU, Henry developed current NFL receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry, who stand as the only receiver duo to post 1,000 receiving yards in the same season.
Henry joins new 49ers head coach Jim Tomsula and former LSU special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey in San Francisco, where he holds that same position.
Henry had a two-year extension on his LSU contract approved by the Board of Supervisors at its Jan. 30 meeting, an extension that included a salary bump from a $320,000 salary to $375,000.