"I definitely don't like doing this for a fifth year in a row,"
"I really would like to go on vacation, but these D-coordinators keep making me have my family wait and get mad at me for it."
Raheem Morris will become the San Francisco 49ers' defensive coordinator, replacing Robert Saleh, who departed to become the Tennessee Titans' head coach. Morris spent the past two seasons as Atlanta's head coach and was Tampa Bay's head coach from 2009 to 2011. This will be his third professional stint as a defensive coordinator after leading Atlanta's defense in 2020 and coordinating the Los Angeles Rams' defense from 2021-2023. Morris coordinated the Rams defense that helped win Super Bowl LVI. Morris and coach Kyle Shanahan have prior ties from Tampa Bay, Washington and Atlanta. The 49ers aim for stability after four coordinators in four years; Saleh's 2025 defense finished 13th in points allowed and 20th in yards allowed despite season-ending injuries to Nick Bosa and Fred Warner. Morris was a finalist for the Arizona Cardinals' head coaching job.
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