Last year, two days after the San Francisco 49ers suffered an overtime loss in Super Bowl LVIII, head coach Kyle Shanahan was asked whether pass-protection issues in the defeat would factor into the team’s offseason approach.

Look back at some of the best photos of defensive coordinator Robert Saleh's first stint with the San Francisco 49ers. Look back at some of the best San Francisco 49ers defensive line photos throughout the 2024 season. DL Maliek Collins, DL Sam Okuayinonu, DL Leonard Floyd, Defensive Line Coach Kris Kocurek, DL Nick Bosa

According to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco, Sorensen won’t be returning to the 49ers coaching staff after being fired as their defensive coordinator after the 2024 season. Shanahan told reporters at his end of season press conference that he hoped Sorensen would stay on the staff, possibly as the special teams coordinator.

Brant Boyer was announced Monday as the 49ers’ new special teams coordinator, a role he held the past nine season with the Jets, where he overlapped and worked under coach Robert Saleh, who was re-hired Friday as the 49ers’ defensive coordinator.

A member of Kyle Shanahan's staff at the San Francisco 49ers, declined an interview to become the head coach of the New York Jets for the 2025 NFL season.

The family coaching backgrounds of new Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan are strongly intertwined.

The San Francisco 49ers hired former New York Jets special teams coordinator Brant Boyer to take over a unit that has struggled for years under coach Kyle Shanahan.

After a disappointing campaign this season in the NFL, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel has revealed his pick for Super Bowl LIX.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is welcoming 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh back to the same role, per NFL Media. Saleh served as Shanahan's original 49ers defensive coordinator for four seasons from 2017 to 2020,

Robert Saleh, who ran the Niners' defense from 2017 to 2020, is heading back to San Francisco for the same role after a three-plus-year stint as Jets coach.

The San Francisco 49ers search for a new defensive coordinator has not necessarily gotten off the ground. Robert Saleh is seen as the top candidate.

As the NFL offseason continues, the 49ers are continuing their negotiations with their franchise QB Brock Purdy, a top 10 QB in the NFL.