The 49ers defense is one of the best in the league, and it appears that the rest of the NFL is taking notice. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports San Francisco defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans “is in line” to get a head coaching job in 2023.
If a team does hire Ryans as its new head coach, it will be the third consecutive season that a 49ers assistant gets a head coaching job elsewhere. Robert Saleh left San Francisco to take the Jets’ head coaching job in 2021, and former offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel got the Dolphins’ top job this year.