Head coach Kyle Shanahan said at a Wednesday press conference that Kubiak will be the team’s offensive coordinator. Kubiak was the team’s offensive passing game specialist in 2024 and an assistant quarterbacks coach for the two previous seasons.

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 are once again looking for a new defensive coordinator. San Francisco, per multiple reports, has come to the decision to relieve Nick Sorensen of his duties, though the 49ers would like to retain him on their staff.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers fired defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen after just one disappointing season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the move hadn’t been announced.

The San Francisco 49ers are in the midst of a search for a new defensive coordinator for the second year in a row. Last year they went with a familiar face in Nick Sorensen, whod

In its closing act, Sorensen’s unit allowed a season-high 47 points and produced no takeaways or sacks in Sunday’s 47-24 defeat at Arizona.