The 49ers are losing another defensive staffer.
Gus Bradley is becoming a defensive coordinator this offseason. Only it’s not with the San Francisco 49ers.
The Tennessee Titans are hiring Bradley to become their next defensive coordinator under recently-hired head coach Robert Saleh, according to Albert Breer. Bradley and Saleh were together on the 49ers staff this past season, and Bradley was in consideration for the 49ers defensive coordinator job after Saleh’s departure.
However, the 49ers went with an outside hire, as head coach Kyle Shanahan tabbed former Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris as their next defensive coordinator. Shanahan and Morris have known each other a long time, working together with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins, and Atlanta Falcons.
With Morris hired, Bradley started getting some serious outside considerations, with reports sharing that the Titans and the Arizona Cardinals were potential options for their vacant defensive coordinator roles. Bradley ultimately sided with the Titans, joining Robert Saleh’s new staff, and will become a defensive coordinator once again.
Bradley has a ton of coordinator experience, being one at the collegiate and NFL levels. He was a defensive coordinator in college at Fort Lewis and North Dakota State from 1992-2002. Then, after joining the NFL ranks, he became the Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator from 2009-2012 before earning a head coaching job with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
After getting fired there, Bradley landed defensive coordinator jobs with the Los Angeles Chargers (2017-20), Las Vegas Raiders (2021), and the Indianapolis Colts (2022-24) before joining the 49ers staff. Now, he’s back in a coordinator role.
The 49ers are seeing a few changes to their defensive staff. They’ve now lost Saleh, Bradley, and defensive backs coach Daniel Bullocks, who was hired by the Green Bay Packers on Monday. We’ll see where they make additions.
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