Now Saleh is back, and so is the 49ers' defensive identity according to CBS Sports.

Bill Walsh coached the 49ers for 10 years. After that, the 49ers felt he was burned out, and that's why he retired. Shanahan has to prove that he deserves to coach the 49ers as long as Walsh did.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan continues to cement his place among the NFL's top coaching minds. In a recent ranking of returning NFL head coaches by Pro Football Focus (PFF) contributor ...

Fourteen years after Bradley hired Robert Saleh as a quality control coach, Bradley is now working under the 49ers defensive ...

Jun 10, 2025; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan (right) and defensive coordinator Robert Saleh confer during an OTA at Levi's Stadium.

Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh reflected on his partnership with assistant head coach of defense Gus Bradley, highlighted standout players, and shared the unit's focus heading into training camp.

Here we'll try to look at two players who are way-too-early 2026 NFL Draft prospects the San Francisco 49ers must monitor.

George Kittle is an offensive weapon for the San Francisco 49ers, but he issued a warning to the rest of the NFL about their defense in 2025 with Robert Saleh back as defensive coordinator.

“Violence is coming is what I would say,” Kittle said. Saleh, who served as 49ers defesnive coordinator from 2017 to 2020, ...

Shanahan is optimistic the 49ers with Saleh as their defensive coordinator offer a better scheme fit that will unlock what Huff discovered in 2023. “I don't think, he didn't play that much.