{"id":159463,"date":"2026-02-01T21:32:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T21:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/159463\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T21:32:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T21:32:05","slug":"raheem-morris-to-be-defensive-coordinator-for-san-francisco-49ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/159463\/","title":{"rendered":"Raheem Morris to be defensive coordinator for San Francisco 49ers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Feb. 1, 2026, 1:00 p.m. MT<\/p>\n

The Arizona Cardinals<\/a> will not have a pairing of Mike LaFleur and Raheem Morris as part of their coaching staff in 2026. While LaFleur is finalizing a five-year contract to be the Cardinals’ new head coach, Morris is taking another opportunity.<\/p>\n

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter<\/a>, Morris is expected to be hired as the defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers, replacing Robert Saleh, who was hired to be the head coach of the Tennessee Titans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, there was never any report that Morris might join LaFleur’s staff. That was something that fans and analysts dreamed up as an ideal pairing.<\/p>\n

Morris rejoins the NFC West after two seasons as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. He was a finalist for the Cardinals’ head coaching job. Before going to the Falcons, Morris was the Rams<\/a>‘ defensive coordinator from 2021-2023.<\/p>\n

Get more Cardinals<\/a> and NFL coverage from Cards<\/a> Wire’s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Apple podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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