One of the most hilarious and ridiculous criticisms of former defensive coordinator Steve Wilks in 2023 was his location on game day. There was a notion that because he was calling plays in the booth, ...

Usually when a coach has been hired or promoted, they can detail exactly why they were. However, that wasn't really the case with 49ers defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen. For the first time since ...

The 49ers essentially blamed Steve Wilks for their latest Super Bowl collapse. They fired him a few days later, then promoted Nick Sorensen to defensive coordinator. Sorensen has been on the 49ers ...

2024 was supposed to be the season the San Francisco 49ers defense returned to its dominant form. They promoted Nick Sorensen to defensive coordinator since he's familiar with how a 49ers dominant ...

In 2023, the 49ers gave up the third-fewest points in the NFL under defensive coordinator Steve Wilks. Then they fired him. In 2024, the 49ers gave up the fourth-most points in the NFL under defensive ...

In the last two games, the 49ers defense has given up 389 rushing yards and 73 points. Not great. This week, defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen was asked to explain why the 49ers defense has been so ...

SANTA CLARA -- Two of the 49ers' most important additions this offseason were defensive ends Leonard Floyd and Yetur Gross-Matos. Those two replaced Chase Young and Randy Gregory, who made no impact ...

After just one season as the 49ers defensive coordinator, Nick Sorensen has been fired and will not be retained on the coaching staff in another capacity according to NBC Sports Bay Area. Head coach ...

49ers' defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen is here to stay. At least, that is what it sounds like after head coach Kyle Shanahan gave a positive assessment of Sorensen at his press conference on ...

SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers struggle to contain mobile quarterbacks no matter who their defensive coordinator is. They couldn't contain Russell Wilson for a decade and now they can't contain Patrick ...

SANTA CLARA -- It must have been awkward for Nick Sorensen when the 49ers hired Brandon Staley to be their assistant head coach. Sorensen is entering his first season as a defensive coordinator, so ...

SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers made an interesting move this week. They signed safety Tashaun Gipson to their practice squad. Gipson started 33 games at free safety for the 49ers the past two seasons before ...