US Edition49ers Hire Raheem Morris as Defensive Coordinator, AP Source Says
Raheem Morris joins 49ers as defensive coordinator, becoming their fifth in five years as they seek stability after Robert Saleh's departure to coach the Tennessee Titans.
- Sources reported Sunday that the San Francisco 49ers are hiring Raheem Morris as defensive coordinator on February 1, 2026.
- After Robert Saleh departed to the Tennessee Titans, Raheem Morris became available following his firing by the Atlanta Falcons on Jan. 4, creating the 49ers' vacancy.
- Morris brings Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator experience from 2021-23 and a Super Bowl LVI ring, reuniting with San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan from Tampa Bay, Washington and Atlanta.
- This hire makes Morris the 49ers' fifth defensive coordinator in as many seasons, inheriting injured stars Nick Bosa and Fred Warner plus 2025 draft picks Mykel Williams, Alfred Collins, C.J. West, Marques Sigle and Nick Martin.
- Amid the offseason carousel, Morris had been a finalist for the Arizona Cardinals head coach job, highlighting the 49ers' push for defensive coordinator stability after multiple recent changes.
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Former Falcons Head Coach Becomes New 49ers DC
It did not take long for former Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris to find another job.According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Raheem Morris has agreed to become the new defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers. Getty The move comes after former 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh took the head coaching job with the Tennessee Titans. Morris will now step in Saleh’s position in the Bay Area.Kyle Shannahan and Raheem Morris are repo…
Kurtenbach: The 49ers lucked out in landing Raheem Morris as defensive coordinator
They say it’s sometimes better to be lucky than good. That’s nonsense. It is always better to be lucky than good. And on Sunday, Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch got lucky. Again. Raheem Morris is coming back to the Bay to be Shanahan’s defensive coordinator. It is a home-run hire, one that provides an immediate upgrade to the 49ers’ coaching staff and, perhaps more importantly, might finally jam up the revolving door at the DC position. Morris is t…
Times-Standard
Former Falcons coach Raheem Morris to lead 49ers’ defense
SANTA CLARA – Two decades ago, when Kyle Shanahan broke into the NFL coaching ranks, he was a Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive assistant who would crash the team’s defensive meetings to learn that side of the ball. Also in those discussions was Raheem Morris, the assistant defensive backs coach. That Shanahan-Morris connection would continue onto two other coaching staffs – in Washington and Atlanta – before Sunday’s confirmation of yet another re…
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