Raheem Morris' hire as 49ers defensive coordinator provides a reunion with Kyle Shanahan

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Raheem Morris has been hired as the 49ers' defensive coordinator, marking a reunion with head coach Kyle Shanahan. Their collaboration is expected to enhance the team's defensive strategy moving forward.

Kyle Shanahan wanted to bring Raheem Morris to San Francisco as an assistant when he was first hired as head coach of the 49ers in 2017 only to be blocked by the Atlanta Falcons. Now the two longtime friends who worked together as assistants at three previous stops have been reunited with Shanahan having hired Morris this offseason as defensive coordinator to replace Robert Saleh. “Kyle was someone that you love working with, love working for,” Morris said Thursday at his first news conference since being hired in February.