Emergency Podcast: Robert Saleh officially returns as 49ers' defensive coordinator

49ers Talk with Matt Maiocco

NBC Sports Bay Area

Nfl, Football, Matt Maiocco, San Francisco 49ers, Sports

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The 49ers finally have secured their top target for their defensive coordinator position, and it’s a familiar face. Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan discuss how Robert Saleh's second stint with San Francisco came to fruition amid a wild NFL coaching carousel. What will be first on Saleh's agenda to restore the 49ers' defense back to its dominant reputation, and is his fiery sideline demeanor the key to San Francisco’s missing edge? Matt and Jennifer analyze how Saleh ascended the NFL defensive ranks and catapulted his career by bolstering the 49ers’ defense his first time around. Also, Matt and Jennifer provide updates on former 49ers DC Nick Sorensen and assistant coach Brandon Staley's futures with the organization.

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0:00.0	Kyle Shanahan got his guy.
0:08.0	There were certainly some uneasy moments for the 49ers over the past weeks
0:13.0	as they saw some of the top defensive coordinator candidates land with other teams.
0:17.0	But ultimately, Shanahan hired the number one man on his list. Meet the new boss of the 49ers
0:24.1	defense, same as the old boss. Robert Sala is back in the same role that rose his profile enough
0:31.1	to land an NFL head coaching job. Jennifer Lee Chan and I will discuss what it all means on this
0:37.0	breaking news edition of 49ers talk coming at you right now.
0:41.9	Welcome to another episode of 49ers talk on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.
0:47.8	Introducing your hosts, Matt Mayoko and Jennifer Lee Chan.
0:52.3	All right, this is 49ers talk.
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1:20.2	And Jennifer, it seemed like it lasted an eternity, but the 49ers have replaced Nick Sorensen, one and done as defensive coordinator, with someone we know very well, and someone
1:25.2	obviously the 49ers community knows very well.
1:29.0	Absolutely. It was kind of shocking to me that they only interviewed two candidates and Robert
1:34.8	solid was one of them. And I just thought I'm like, really, do they really think that that is
1:39.5	going to fall into place? And it absolutely did because there were some moments there where it was a little
1:44.4	dodgy. But the craziness that happened between the Tampa Bay O'Conneers and the Jacksonville
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