A member of Kyle Shanahan's staff at the San Francisco 49ers, declined an interview to become the head coach of the New York Jets for the 2025 NFL season.

New York announced Thursday afternoon that the team interviewed Slowik for their open head coach role. The former 49ers assistant has been the Houston Texans offensive coordinator for the last two years while helping C.J. Stroud become one of the best young quarterbacks in the game.

Shanahan was not asked directly about the Saleh report but said of the decision to go in a different direction at defensive coordinator: "I feel there's some options out there tha

The San Francisco 49ers have many options in front of them, and trading HC Kyle Shanahan is a possible way for the team to move forward.

The 49ers are hoping to keep Sorensen around on Kyle Shanahan's staff in a lesser role, just not as the defensive play-caller. Sorensen has spent the last three years in the organization, holding titles of defensive assistant, defensive passing game coordinator and nickelback coach before being named defensive coordinator prior to last season.

The San Francisco 49ers will have their work cut out for them this offseason as they look to recover from a disastrous 2024 campaign. and they may look to old friend Robert Saleh for help

This year's crop of candidates includes coaches who check both boxes. Headlining that list is Robert Saleh, who held the 49ers coordinator post from 2017-2020 before becoming the New York Jets head coach.

The jump from position coach to head coach is unusual but not unprecedented. A great example of it working is Andy Reid, who went from Packers quarterbacks coach to Eagles head coach in 1999. Reid has won 273 regular season games, the fourth most in NFL history, and has won three Super Bowls with the Chiefs.

Kyle Shanahan has ... Achilles derailed the Jets' season in 2023, so Saleh survived for another season. He entered 2024 on the hot seat and after five games, the New York front office saw enough ...

The New York Jets interviewed Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith and Houston Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik for their head coach position Thursday. The meetings with Smith and Slowik gave the Jets 12 known candidates with whom they've spoken about their vacancy.

The accolades continue to pour in for Fred Warner. The San Francisco 49ers linebacker has already earned first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors for his stellar performance during the 2024 season. The Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) has now named Warner to its 2024...

That was largely true for Zach Wilson, the 2021 No. 2 pick by the New York Jets, who enjoyed a reset year in 2024 as Denver’s third-string quarterback behind starter Bo Nix and backup Jarrett Stidham. It was an anonymous season after three years of spinning inside the league’s biggest media market.