This former 49ers coach could be back in the NFL soon after taking a one-year hiatus in 2024 to join the Jets.

Tanner Engstrand is a strong candidate for the Jets' OC position, while Steve Wilks remains a name to watch for the DC gig. More at PFR.

According to ESPN senior NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler, Wilks will interview with the Atlanta Falcons for their defensive coordinator opening next week. The 55-year-old also had a meeting set with the Indianapolis Colts for the same position. Longtime NFL coach Steve Wilks is interviewing for the #Falcons defensive coordinator job, per sources.

Former San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks is signing with the New York Jets to take on the same role. Wilks took a one-year hiatus from the NFL after the 49ers cut ties with him ...

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.

Wilks, former San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator and Carolina Panthers interim head coach, is scheduled to interview with the Falcons next week. Wilks, 55, last coached in the NFL in 2023 ...

Robert Saleh won’t be the only former New York Jets coach on the sidelines for the San Francisco 49ers in 2025. Per a new report from ESPN’s Rich Cimini, a coac

The Dallas Cowboys are expected to hire Nick Sorensen as their new special teams coordinator, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Sorensen will replace John “Bones” Fassel, who left the Cowboys to coach special teams for the Tennessee Titans.

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.

Pete Carroll is set to return to the sideline as a head coach following a one-year hiatus and Brian Schottenheimer and Liam Coen are ready for their first shots at running an NFL team. The Las Vegas Raiders and Carroll agreed in principle on a three-year deal with a one-year team option,

The Cardinals will have to face Robert Saleh’s defenses again with the 49ers as he returns to the job he had from 2017-2020.