Asked to evaluate Pearsall's year in their end-of-season media session, Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch celebrated the collegiate Gator for overcoming adversity as a first-year pro, as he really came through for his team.

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The San Francisco 49ers are gearing up for the 2025 NFL season, with Kyle Shanahan poised to bring in a controversial figure as the new defensive coordinator.

The 49ers defensive scheme is somewhat outdated. They're still running the same defensive scheme that the Seahawks ran 10 years ago under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks don't even run this scheme anymore.

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.

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch explained how the San Francisco 49ers battled through a series of personal tragedies this season.

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch felt the need to step in and defend head coach Kyle Shanahan after a reporter referenced past comments the coach made about special teams. During the duo’s end-of-season press conference,

The San Francisco 49ers' leadership is confident Brock Purdy is the quarterback who can win them a sixth Super Bowl.

More changes are coming after a 6-11 last-place season, even if they aren’t as major as finding the replacements for Nick Sorensen as defensive coordinator and Brian Schneider as special teams coordinator.