Louis Riddick told ESPN Radio that he was close to becoming the next general manager of the San Francisco 49ers.

Riddick said he was "very, very, very, very, very, very, very close" to taking the job, but ultimately he and New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels were a "package deal."

"It was either going to be him and I, or it wasn't," Riddick said of a pairing of McDaniels and Riddick in San Francisco. "Josh, for his personal reasons, decided that now wasn't a good time. When he decided that -- which I was on board with that, obviously -- therefore I wasn't in the running anymore."