For a 3rd consecutive offseason, the San Francisco 49ers can be trying to find a brand new defensive coordinator.
The 49ers won’t retain Nick Sorensen as their defensive coordinator following a 6-11 season by which the squad completed 29th in factors allowed, NFL Community Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday evening.
There’s a likelihood Sorensen will stay on the employees, however it will not be because the chief of head coach Kyle Shanahan’s protection.
After all, one identify that may bounce to the highest of the record of potential replacements is Robert Saleh, who was fired this previous yr as New York Jets head coach and was the Niners’ DC from 2017-2020.
Sorensen was signed on to be Shanahan’s DC following the dismissal of Steve Wilks, a questionable transfer within the eyes of many after Wilks aided within the 49ers’ development to the Tremendous Bowl. Wilks was employed on in 2023 to switch DeMeco Ryans, who took over as Houston Texans head coach.
Whereas shifting on from Wilks was puzzling to some, Sorensen not returning as DC is not all that stunning contemplating the frustration of the 2024 season.
San Francisco, a Tremendous Bowl contender at season’s onset, was dealt a rash of accidents — together with to defensive standouts Nick Bosa, Dre Greenlaw, Talanoa Hufanga and others — and was worn down by season’s finish. The 49ers misplaced seven of their final eight, permitting north of 30 factors in 4 of the defeats and 40-plus within the final two video games.
The twenty ninth rating in factors allowed was the worst for the membership because it was useless final in 2016.
The 46-year-old Sorensen has been with the 49ers since 2022, when he was employed as a defensive assistant. In 2023, he was the defensive passing recreation specialist and in 2024, the DC. Whereas he could possibly be again in one other capability, Shanahan and common supervisor John Lynch will start searching for a brand new chief of their protection forthwith.