The San Francisco 49ers will have a new defensive coordinator next season, after head coach Kyle Shanahan opted to move on from Nick Sorensen following the 6-11 season. Despite firing Sorensen, Shanahan left the door open to retaining him on the staff in a new role.

A quality control coach from the 49ers staff is running special teams for one of the Senior Bowl teams this year.

For the second time in less than 11 months, the San Francisco 49ers are in the market for a new defensive coordinator.  According to NBC Sports Bay Area, the 49ers have decided that Nick Sorensen won't be returning as the team's defensive coordinator in 2025.

Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich is serving as ... The 49ers fired special teams coordinator Brian Schneider, who had held the job since 2022. San Francisco ranked last in the league in expected ...

Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich is serving as ... The 49ers fired special teams coordinator Brian Schneider, who had held the job since 2022. San Francisco ranked last in the league in expected ...

The 49ers’ inability to close out three NFC West games still had Shanahan steaming after the season. They coughed up fourth-quarter leads in losses to the L.A. Rams (Weeks 3 and 15), the Cardinals in Week 5, and the Seahawks on Nov. 17.

Show him the money? Shanahan had a strong quote about Purdy, saying, "I plan on being with Brock here the whole time I'm here,”

While it's long since been clear that the San Francisco 49ers are hopeful of bringing Robert Saleh back to be their defensive coordinator, there have been fewer signals around their plan at the special teams coordinator spot.

The San Francisco 49ers are reportedly eager to reunite with former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh. Speaking on The 49ers +/- Podcast with Tim Kawakami, insider Matt Barrows shared insight into the team's approach to their coordinator vacancies, highlighting how much the...

But along with a couple of inaccurate Love throws, LaFleur also didn’t adjust to Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ man-coverage-heavy game plan. “Played a little more man than we were anticipating,” LaFleur said. “They had shown that in ...

Since the playoff loss, the team’s needs have been recited item by item. Losing the defense’s mastermind would create the greatest need of all.