SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Scott Linehan has declined the San Francisco 49ers' offer to become their offensive coordinator.

Linehan was fired four games into his third season as the St. Louis Rams' head coach last September. The veteran offensive mastermind who coached at the University of Louisville from 1999-2001 says he wasn't ready to move his family to the West Coast to resume his coaching career with the 49ers, who are looking for their seventh offensive coordinator in seven seasons.

Linehan was offered the job Thursday, leading a field of four finalists that included Cleveland offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski, Denver offensive coordinator Rick Dennison and Indianapolis receivers coach Clyde Christensen. Dennison was retained by new Broncos coach Josh McDaniels last week.