While they acted quickly in interviewing former New York Jets head coach and 49ers DC Robert Saleh, and Detroit Lions defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend, their search appears to have stalled. Now they’re running out of options.

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The 49ers finished the 2024 season 6-11, their worst record since head coach Kyle Shanahan's second season in 2018 (4-12).

We've got some internal and external candidates to watch. It's hard to ignore Kelvin Sheppard as anything but one of the favorites for the job.

Townsend is a former longtime Steelers cornerback who has managed secondaries across the NFL over the last decade. He has been a defensive backs coach for the Titans (2016-17), Giants (2018, assistant), Bears (2019-21), Jaguars (2022-23) and Lions (2024). The last two stops have included duties as the defensive passing game coordinator.

Glenn and Campbell came over together from the Saints. The defensive coordinator left his mark in Detroit as a culture builder who worked through a ton of adversity.

The 49ers completed interviews with Robert Saleh and Deshea Townsend for their vacant defensive coordinator position.

The 49ers announced that they have completed a pair of interviews in their search for a new defensive coordinator.

Detroit has to hire new coordinators and assistants. Plus, the Raiders still need a head coach, Sam Darnold’s future and more in Albert Breer's mailbag.

The #Jets are bringing in #Broncos assistant GM Darren Mougey and #Bengals senior personnel executive Trey Brown for second interviews for their GM job. Lance Newmark, who had a second interview Tuesday, is also still a candidate. https://t.co/VTG6vGgUS7

Two weeks into their offseason, the San Francisco 49ers have yet to fill their defensive coordinator vacancy. They have been relatively quiet about interviewing candidates for the position. Thus far,