The San Francisco 49ers on Friday night made a significant upgrade to their coaching staff when they officially hired ...

One of the San Francisco 49ers' best defenders is set for free agency, and some believe it's time to part ways. Others say he ...

The San Francisco 49ers might have pulled off the coup of this year’s coaching cycle, bringing back Robert Saleh to coordinate their defense. San Francisco fired defensive coordinator Nick ...

The San Francisco 49ers defense will be led by a very familiar face in 2025. Source confirms that ex-Jets coach Robert Saleh has accepted the Niners defensive coordinator job. San Francisco coach ...

Heading into the offseason the 49ers have a handful of starting spots on defense that either need replacements or upgrades, particularly in the front seven where they've been dominant when their ...

After a 16-day search, the Niners on Friday announced they hired Robert Saleh as defensive coordinator. Saleh, who ran San Francisco's defense from 2017 to 2020, is heading back to San Francisco ...

In his five years with the Jets, the defense ranked top 10 in yards allowed five times, top 10 in points allowed twice, and top 10 in takeaways twice. Compared to that the 49ers’ defense fell ...

This gamble could have backfired if Saleh had landed a head coaching role, leaving Shanahan scrambling to find someone to lead his defense after firing Nick Sorensen. Fortunately for the 49ers ...

The run defense can also be helped at edge. DeMarcus Lawrence of the Cowboys is one of the top edge setters against the run every year. The 49ers defensive line is missing this skillset.

The 49ers were in rebuilding mode when the Kyle Shanahan-John Lynch regime took over in 2017. The team initially struggled, and so did Saleh’s defense, which in 2018 was criticized for being too ...