Really, the biggest move they made this offseason was bringing back Robert Saleh as their defensive coordinator. Saleh, who ...

Saleh ran the 49ers defense from 2017 to 2021 and helped build that unit into one of the best in football.

Robert Saleh, who ran the Niners' defense from 2017 to 2020, is heading back to San Francisco for the same role after a three-plus-year stint as Jets coach.

Fortunately, the 49ers waiting for Robert Saleh pays off as he's being hired to be the defensive coordinator.

SANTA CLARA — Robert Saleh is reprising his role as the 49ers’ defensive coordinator, the team announced Friday night. Saleh returns to a vastly different unit than he left behind four years ago.

One of the major bounce-back performances needed on the San Francisco 49ers is from their defense. That is why they honed in ...

Robert Saleh is returning to the 49ers. The ex-Jets coach will be the defensive coordinator for San Francisco again.

San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh speaks to reporters during an NFL football press conference, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) ...

PFSN ranks 49ers defensive coordinator, Robert Saleh, as the league's sixth best defensive coordinator, making him one of the ...

San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh speaks to reporters during an NFL football press conference, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) ...

The main difference this time when Saleh returns for a second stint as Niners defensive coordinator following an unsuccessful run as head coach of the New York Jets is the talent that he inherits.