Former 49ers quarterback and ESPN analyst Steve Young will return to the football field this fall, but this time for a different reason.
Young will join another former 49ers quarterback, John Paye, at Menlo School in Atherton, Calif., to work as an assistant coach for the school’s girls flag football team. This will be the first official season for fall girls flag football, as the state of California approved the sport for high schools in February. Both of Young’s daughters are poised to play for the team.
“Flag football will be a wonderful opportunity for young women to show their talent,” Young said in a statement. “Football is a great team game that teaches tremendous life lessons. I want to help build women’s flag football.”