Following the 49ers’ 55-10 win over Denver to close out 1989, which came on the heels of beating Cincinnati 20-16 the previous year, the three-peat chatter began on the sideline and moved into the raucous postgame locker room as a chant.

The San Francisco 49ers and head coach Kyle Shanahan officially named former Jets head coach as their new defensive coordinator. Saleh returns to the job he held before the Jets hired him as their head coach.

The San Francisco 49ers and head coach Kyle Shanahan today announced that Robert Saleh has been named as the team’s defensive coordinator.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is welcoming 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh back to the same role, per NFL Media. Saleh served as Shanahan's original 49ers defensive coordinator for four seasons from 2017 to 2020,