Ryans, 38, coordinated the NFL’s top-ranked defense in 2022, with the 49ers giving up just 300.6 yards per game and 16.3 points per game.
Those figures came after a 2021 season when the 49ers finished third in total defense yards per game and ninth in scoring defense .
After joining Shanahan’s staff in 2017 as a quality control coach, Ryans was elevated to linebackers coach from 2018-20 under coordinator Robert Saleh. When Saleh was hired to become head coach of the New York Jets, Shanahan promoted Ryans to run the defense.“I’m emotionally involved because I’m excited when these guys make plays,” Ryans said last week. “I know how much effort, time and sacrifice these players put in. And when we go out there Sunday, the whole world gets to see that.
A second-round draft pick out of Alabama in 2005, Ryans played for the Houston Texans from 2006 through 2011 and the Philadelphia Eagles for four more seasons.“He’s the ideal leader, whatever he does,” Shanahan said. “He was that way when he came to Houston. He took over the defense right away. You could tell he was in charge when he was 21 years old. He’s just always been that guy.” I thought he was ready last year to be a head coach.
A year ago, Ryans was a candidate in Minnesota but removed himself from contention to coach another year with the 49ers. Fred Warner, the 49ers Pro Bowl linebacker said following the loss that he was mentally preparing himself for Ryans to move on.
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