The San Francisco 49ers are on their third defensive coordinator in as many seasons, and their newest rent is a former Seattle Seahawks assistant.
Following the firing of Steve Wilks after their newest Tremendous Bowl loss to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, the 49ers are selling Nick Sorensen from go recreation coordinator to the large DC position. They’ll even be including former Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator and ex-Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley to the employees, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Jeremy Fowler.
Two huge hires in San Francisco: the 49ers plan to rent their defensive passing recreation specialist Nick Sorensen as their new defensive coordinator, and former Chargers HC Brandon Staley for a distinguished employees position, presumably assistant head coach, sources inform me and @JFowlerESPN. pic.twitter.com/hbV4ykACkI
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 2, 2024
Sorensen has been with the 49ers since 2022, initially introduced on as a defensive assistant earlier than he grew to become the go recreation specialist and nickel cornerbacks coach. That is the primary time he’s ever been a defensive coordinator.
After a decade within the NFL as a defensive again and particular groups contributor, Sorensen started his teaching profession with Pete Carroll’s Seattle Seahawks. He gained a Tremendous Bowl in 2013 as an assistant particular groups coach to Brian Schneider, who’s the present 49ers ST coordinator. Sorensen switched to assistant defensive backs coach in 2016, then moved to teaching the secondary from 2017 till 2020. He was City Meyer’s particular groups coordinator in his one season with the Jacksonville Jaguars, taking on from Schneider after he stepped away for private causes.
That is the second time that Kyle Shanahan has chosen a former Pete Carroll assistant as his defensive coordinator. His first DC was former Seahawks defensive high quality management coach Robert Saleh, whom after leaving Seattle had a stint with… the Jacksonville Jaguars.
