Report: Former Falcons head coach Raheem Morris to join 49ers as defensive coordinator

by: Dan Morrison 6 hours ago dan_morrison96

Former Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris has found a new job. According to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the San Francisco 49ers are set to make Morris their next defensive coordinator.

Raheem Morris is set to replace Robert Saleh in San Francisco. Saleh left this offseason to become the head coach of the Tennessee Titans.

The San Francisco 49ers are coming off a 12-5 season. That was only good enough for third place in the NFC West, but it was good enough to make the playoffs as a Wild Card. There, while dealing with numerous injuries, the 49ers were able to win a game before falling in the divisional round.

Much of that success was thanks to the defense. The 49ers were 20th in total defense, giving up an average of 340.2 yards per game. Perhaps more importantly, San Francisco was 13th in scoring defense, giving up 21.8 points in the regular season.

Raheem Morris, for his part, began coaching in 1998 at Hofstra as a graduate assistant. He had also previously played defensive back for Hofstra. By 2002. Morris would land his first job as an assistant coach in the NFL, joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a defensive assistant in multiple roles. While there, he’d win one of the Super Bowls as an assistant coach.

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