The 49ers snagged a third-round comp pick in the 2025 draft when DeMeco Ryans and Ran Carthon were both hired in the same offseason. Ryans went to the Houston Texans as their head coach. Carthon went to the Tennessee Titans as their general manager.

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 ...

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.

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.

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 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.

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,

HOUSTON — When DeMeco Ryans became coach of the Houston ... Baltimore in 2000 and San Francisco in 1989. This Houston team would love to keep that going. But first it will need a win Saturday ...

HOUSTON (AP) — When DeMeco Ryans became coach of the Houston ... Baltimore in 2000 and San Francisco in 1989. This Texans team would love to keep that going. But first they’ll need a win ...

Houston linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair (knee), right guard Shaq Mason (knee), offensive lineman Juice Scruggs (ankle) and wide receiver Robert Woods (hip) also were active. Woods did not practice all week and had been listed as questionable.

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