I wondered what the difference was between the 2024 starting defensive line for the 49ers and the projected starters this ...

Perhaps no coordinator in the NFL is under more pressure than Saleh, whom the 49ers pounced on in the offseason following his ...

Perhaps no coordinator in the NFL is under more pressure than Saleh, whom the 49ers pounced on in the offseason following his ...

T he San Francisco 49ers' defense has not been quite the same in the past couple of seasons. Neither Steve Wilks nor Nick ...

For starters, his defense will disguise its coverages. That means the safeties will move after the snap, so quarterbacks won't immediately know what coverage the 49ers are running.

Now Saleh is back, and so is the 49ers' defensive identity according to CBS Sports. "The defense has an identity again," writes CBS Sports' Cody Benjamin.

The San Francisco 49ers defense will once again have their superstar combo of Fred Warner and Nick Bosa, but they will also have a lot of new faces on the field. The secondary will be one of the ...

49ers’ Robert Saleh says he’s looking 2 years ahead as he rebuilds defense Saleh will get his first on-field look at the 49ers' large defensive rookie class at this week's rookie minicamp.

And if he's not ready right away, the 49ers signed veteran Tre Brown to a one-year deal and he can fill in. But here's what Saleh might not fully understand: Lenoir is the best nickelback in the NFL.