Head coach Kyle Shanahan opted to wait out the latest head coach hiring cycle, holding out hope for his preferred defensive coordinator candidate, Robert Saleh. This gamble could have backfired if ...

The San Francisco 49ers and head coach Kyle Shanahan announced that Robert Saleh has been named as the team's defensive coordinator. Saleh, 45, returns to the 49ers after spending three-plus ...

Robert Saleh, who ran the Niners' defense from 2017 to 2020, is heading back to San Francisco for the same role after a three ...

SANTA CLARA — Robert Saleh is reprising his role as the 49ers ... ever encore for an ex-defensive coordinator — coach Kyle Shanahan still has two other key vacancies to fill on his staff ...

The offseason chess match between NFL head coaches is well underway, and for Kyle Shanahan, it's turning into a high-stakes battle. With a secondary that is beginning to show weakn ...

What I do now is that head coach Kyle Shanahan is going to give him full ... will not be back with the 49ers, as basically Robert Saleh comes in and he’s going to be in essence the head coach ...

Coach Kyle Shanahan has cycled through DeMeco Ryans ... which isn’t unusual when it comes to defensive coordinators. Robert Saleh (left) wasn’t shy about displaying emotion during his tenure ...

Robert Saleh is returning to the 49ers to be the ... and Saleh will be fourth one in four seasons for Kyle Shanahan’s club. DeMeco Ryans, who replaced Saleh in 2021, left to become head coach ...

SANTA CLARA — Robert Saleh is reprising his role as the 49ers ... ever encore for an ex-defensive coordinator — coach Kyle Shanahan still has two other key vacancies to fill on his staff ...