Overview
- ESPN reported the 49ers are set to appoint former Falcons head coach Raheem Morris to replace Robert Saleh, who left in January to lead the Titans.
- Morris brings Super Bowl credentials from coordinating the Rams’ 2021 title defense and recently finished two seasons as Atlanta’s head coach after being a finalist for the Cardinals’ top job.
- San Francisco interviewed Morris, Joe Woods and assistant head coach Gus Bradley, despite Shanahan previously calling Bradley the obvious internal candidate.
- If finalized, Morris would be the team’s fifth defensive coordinator in five seasons, underscoring ongoing staff turnover under Shanahan.
- The new coordinator inherits a unit that held up despite major injuries to Nick Bosa and Fred Warner in 2025, finishing 13th in points allowed and 20th in yards with only 20 sacks.