The 49ers are hoping to keep Sorensen around on Kyle Shanahan's staff in a lesser role, just not as the defensive play-caller. Sorensen has spent the last three years in the organization, holding titles of defensive assistant, defensive passing game coordinator and nickelback coach before being named defensive coordinator prior to last season.

Kyle Shanahan has many strengths. Game management isn't one of them. Most play-callers have this issue when they become head coaches. That's why only two

SANTA CLARA — Maybe, just maybe, this is the next evolution of Kyle Shanahan. Perhaps this is the form the ninth-year and now beleaguered 49ers head coach — who sat at the dais at Levi’s Stadium, unshaven and gaunt after a Super Bowl-or-bust season turned into a six-win, never-sniffed-the-playoffs nightmare — has always needed to take.

After moving on from Gus Bradley earlier in the week, the Indianapolis Colts will reportedly be interviewing long-time coach Steve Wilks for their defensive coordinator opening, according to Tom Pelissero. In addition to Wilks, Pelissero would also report that former Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo will be interviewing as well.

Robert Saleh almost certainly is the 49ers' first choice to fill their defensive coordinator vacancy. That's obvious. If he's not available, the next

Show him the money? Shanahan had a strong quote about Purdy, saying, "I plan on being with Brock here the whole time I'm here,”

The San Francisco 49ers Made another coaching decision, mixing up the coaching staff the Rams will face off against next season

Removing Nick Sorensen from his role as defensive coordinator was difficult for 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan ... fired 2023 defensive coordinator Steve Wilks. However, San Francisco’s star-studded ...

Kyle Shanahan just finished his fourth double ... of cronyism -- someone benefiting from friendship with you. Because Steve Wilks had the (number 3) defense in football with the Niners and you ...

Indianapolis will interview former Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo and longtime NFL coach Steve Wilks ... was only changed because Kyle Shanahan asked Wilks to run San Francisco's ...