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The San Francisco 49ers are closing in on a new defensive coordinator with head coach Kyle Shanahan saying an appointment should be confirmed this week.

The Niners sacked Steve Wilks following their defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII earlier this month and the vacancy remains the last open coordinator job in the NFL.

Shanahan gave an update on the search for Wilks’ successor to NBC Sports Bay Area, revealing that the team have completed interviews with former LA Chargers head coach Brandon Staley and 49ers defensive pass game specialist Nick Sorensen. The team ‘should finish it all up this week,’ he told NBC.

Niners defensive backs coach Daniel Bullocks is also expected to be interviewed for the vacancy, with Shanahan adding that they will speak to two more external candidates. NFL rules stipulate that teams must interview at least two minority candidates for coordinator positions.

Wilks lasted only one season in the defensive coordinator job in San Francisco after replacing DeMeco Ryans last offseason, when he was appointed as the Houston Texans head coach.

Staley was fired by LA last season during his third campaign as the Chargers head coach. Prior to his time with the Chargers, he spent one season as Sean McVay’s defensive coordinator at the LA Rams.

After 12 days of firing their Steve Wilks, the search for a new defensive coordinator did not take time as by the end of the week The 49ers are expected to end the interviews.𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: Former #Chargers HC Brandon Staley met with Kyle Shanahan last week regarding the #49ers vacant DC position, per @mattbarrows pic.twitter.com/mgjKljJNrS

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Wilks was fired earlier in February after just one season in his position just days after the Super Bowl, after mixed results from the 49er’s defense.

On Monday, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reported that the 49ers officially have completed two interviews. Head coach Kyle Shanahan told Maiocco that they have interviewed Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley and 49ers defensive pass game specialist Nick Sorensen for their defensive coordinator vacancy.

The former head coach of the Chargers, Staley was fired in December following a 5-9 start to the season, who led the Chargers from 2021 to 2023.

While Sorensen has been with the 49ers since 2022, he joined the team as a defensive assistant and last season worked as the pass game coordinator.

This past season, the 49ers gave up just 17.5 points per game but struggled in the playoffs on the defensive side.

After the 49ers were upset from winning a Super Bowl last season, head coach Shanahan is looking to find the right defensive coordinator to take them all the way next year.

Daniel Bullocks, the 49ers’ defensive back’s coach, is also expected to interview for the defensive coordinator role later in the week, as Shanahan has confirmed.

As NFL rules require teams to interview at least two minority candidates for all coordinator positions, more updates are awaited.

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been a prevalent topic in the NFL world even though he hasn’t been in the league for many years. He first made headlines in 2016 for taking a knee during the National Anthem to protest against police brutality, which caused him to become one of the most infamous people in the NFL. While some seem to push away the former quarterback’s message, Kaepernick has just become the cover star for GQ Germany for his worldwide movement.

The former 49ers quarterback’s message has made its way into GQ Germany, who wrote a story on Kaepernick, calling him “the modern superhero.” In the post on Instagram, the company talks about how he turned away half of the country while waking up the rest of the world with his silent gesture.