The 49ers are going all-in for a Robert Saleh reunion. The former New York Jets head coach has an offer on the table from San Francisco to become the highest-paid defensive coordinator in the NFL, according to The Athletic’s Matt Barrows.
The San Francisco 49ers are on the search for a defensive coordinator once again after firing Nick Sorensen following just one season in that role.
This is the third straight offseason that San Francisco will change defensive coordinators, starting when DeMeco Ryans left following the 2022 season to take over as head coach for Houston. Steve Wilks was hired last season and helped San Francisco reach ...
DeMeco Ryans understands what it’s like to play for Andy Reid. He was the leading tackler at middle linebacker for the Eagles during Reid’s 14th and final season with the franchise in 2012. Reid called Ryans a “leader” and a “tough,
The 49ers have been trying in vain to replace DeMeco Ryans since he left last year. Under Ryans, they had the no. 1 defense in the NFL.
Jim Harbaugh’s Los Angeles Chargers travel to Houston to take on DeMeco Ryans’s Texans. Both teams enter Saturday with quarterbacks who were drafted early in the first round. C.J. Stroud’s sophomore season has seen some regression,
After struggling down the stretch, the Houston Texans turned things around in a big way with their 32-12 wild-card win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday -- and 49ers star Fred Warner largely credits DeMeco Ryans.
The Texans were the fifth team since 1963 to have at least four sacks, four interceptions and an interception return for a touchdown in a playoff game last week. The past three teams to do it all went on to win the Super Bowl, with Tampa Bay doing so in the 2002 season, Baltimore in 2000 and San Francisco in 1989.
Townsend is a former longtime Steelers cornerback who has managed secondaries across the NFL over the last decade. He has been a defensive backs coach for the Titans (2016-17), Giants (2018, assistant), Bears (2019-21), Jaguars (2022-23) and Lions (2024). The last two stops have included duties as the defensive passing game coordinator.
The Jets have completed a virtual interview with Bobby Slowik for the Green & White's head coach vacancy.
The San Francisco 49ers are making significant coaching changes after a disappointing 6-11 season, including searching for a new defensive coordinator
Against the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild-card round, sloppy was good enough. But the Houston Texans know a cleaner effort will be needed against the Kansas City Chiefs. The