But, according to Matt Barrows of The Athletic, the 49ers are primed to pass over that trio in favor of the man they just removed from the position of defensive coordinator. Kyle

Removing Nick Sorensen from his role as defensive coordinator was difficult for 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan. However, he is hopeful Sorensen will want to stay with San Francisco, potentially as the team’s special teams coordinator.

The NFL will not fine San Francisco receiver Jauan Jennings after he was ejected in Sunday’s season finale against the Arizona Cardinals. The ejection occurred in the first half after Jennings was flagged on back-to-back plays while blocking against Starling Thomas and Sean Murphy-Bunting.

Nick Sorensen wasn’t the San Francisco 49ers’ first choice. And he evidently wasn’t a great choice. The 49ers decided Tuesday not to retain Sorensen as their defensive coordinator, 11 months after they promoted him following a search during which they failed to land several other candidates,

The San Francisco 49ers have removed Nick Sorensen from his role as defensive coordinator, ESPN reported. He just completed his first season in the position after being elevated from defensive passing game specialist and nickelbacks coach.