Marathe, 38, will stay with the organization in an unspecified role, the report said. He’s expected to oversee the 49ers’ salary cap management and also take a larger role in the “organization’s outside business ventures."
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Al Guido, the team’s COO, will take over as 49ers president in 2016.
According to a San Jose Mercury News report, Marathe is believed to be the source of leaks about the franchise’s internal workings, including some unflattering portrayals of 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.