By bringing back Robert Saleh as their defensive coordinator, the 49ers are getting more than a coach. They also are beneficiaries of his infinite energy. The 49ers’ defense has struggled over the past two seasons,

Robert Saleh cannot personally create turnovers, rush the passer or stop the run. His return as the 49ers’ D-coordinator is no guarantee of success.

Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans stopped short of directly criticizing a couple of penalties that took a heavy toll on his team during a postgame press conference on Saturday, but he made it pretty clear that he felt the officiating tilted in the Chiefs ...

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. Saleh, 20-36 with ...

Brant Boyer was announced Monday as the 49ers’ new special teams coordinator, a role he held the past nine season with the Jets, where he overlapped and worked under coach Robert Saleh, who was re-hired Friday as the 49ers’ defensive coordinator.

The 49ers on Monday hired former New York Jets assistant coach Brant Boyer as special teams coordinator. Boyer replaces Brian Schneider, who served as 49ers’ special teams coordinator for the past three seasons. Schneider was fired the day after the 49ers finished the regular season with a 6-11 record.

The San Francisco 49ers are welcoming back a familiar face. Robert Saleh is returning to be their defensive coordinator. Saleh previously was their defensive coordinator from 2017-2020 before leaving to become the head coach of the New York Jets.

Saleh will be fourth defensive coordinator in four seasons for San Francisco. DeMeco Ryans, who replaced Saleh in 2021, left to become head coach in Houston following the 2022 season, and Steve Wilks and Nick Sorensen were each replaced after one season the past two years.

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

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.

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.