New San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh gets endorsement from former New York Jets Pro Bowler Sauce Gardner.

Later on Thursday, then-Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen had a change of heart, the Jacksonville Jaguars quickly moved to hire him as head coach and Saleh, who told Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch that he’d return to the 49ers if he didn’t get a head-coaching job, stayed true to his promise.

The 49ers defense could look much different next season under Robert Saleh. Of all the players he coached on the 49ers from 2017 to 2020, only two remain under contract: Fred Warner and Nick Bosa.

Robert Saleh is back as defensive coordinator of the 49ers, and all is right with the world. For now, anyway. Coach Kyle Shanahan has cycled through DeMeco Ryans, Steve Wilks and Nick Sorensen after Saleh’s departure following the 2020 season to become head coach of the New York Jets.

The San Francisco 49ers hired Robert Saleh for a second stint as defensive coordinator on Friday night after a failed tenure as head coach of the New York Jets.

The San Francisco 49ers might have pulled off the coup of this year’s coaching cycle, bringing back Robert Saleh to coordinate their defense.

The San Francisco 49ers hired Robert Saleh for a second stint as defensive ... But after the team drafted defensive end Nick Bosa in 2019 and implemented the “wide nine” scheme that featured ...

Coach Kyle Shanahan has cycled through DeMeco Ryans, Steve Wilks and Nick Sorensen after Saleh ... when it comes to defensive coordinators. Robert Saleh (left) wasn’t shy about displaying ...

The 49ers already nailed the first step to bouncing back next season by hiring Robert Saleh to rebuild the defense.

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The San Francisco 49ers last used a first-round pick on an offensive lineman in 2018, selecting tackle Mike McGlinchey with the ninth overall pick. Of course, the team lacked a first-round pick in 2022 and 2023, preventing them from addressing the offensive front in those...