Steve Wilks has been fired as the 49ers defensive coordinator, head coach Kyle Shanahan announced on a conference call with reporters Wednesday. Wilks, 54, lasted just one season in San Francisco ...

The San Francisco 49ers suffered a heartbreaking overtime ... head coach Kyle Shanahan decided to make a change. First-year defensive coordinator Steve Wilks was relieved of his duties on ...

The San Francisco 49ers and defensive coordinator Steve Wilks have agreed to part ways, coach Kyle Shanahan announced. “It just ended up not being the right fit,” Shanahan said. “It was ...

The 49ers went outside the organization to replace DeMeco Ryans as defensive coordinator. Steve Wilks was selected by coach Kyle Shanahan Tuesday to take over the NFL’s top-ranked defense ...

San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks will move from upstairs in the coaching booth to the sideline beginning with Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, coach Kyle ...

The 49ers will interview former Panthers interim head coach Steve Wilks for their defensive coordinator job according to NFL Media's Ian Rapoport. That interview is set to take place Monday.

Who might the San Francisco 49ers hire to be their next defensive coordinator? On Wednesday, Head Coach Kyle Shanahan dismissed Steve Wilks after only one season of leading the team's defense.

The 49ers essentially blamed Steve Wilks for their latest Super Bowl collapse. They fired him a few days later, then promoted Nick Sorensen to defensive coordinator. Sorensen has been on the 49ers ...

George Kittle is an offensive weapon for the San Francisco 49ers, but he issued a warning to the rest of the NFL about their ...

Gang Green has hired Steve Wilks as defensive coordinator, sources confirm ... Cardinals, Browns, and 49ers organizations. Most people will remember Wilks from his stops with the Cardinals ...

The 49ers wasted no time firing defensive coordinator Steve Wilks this offseason. Here are three coaches they could hire to replace him. Bullocks is the 49ers defensive backs coach and has been ...