The 49ers are interviewing Chiefs defensive backs coach David Merritt for their defensive coordinator vacancy.
The 49ers fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks after their Super Bowl loss to the Chiefs. Merritt has been the Chiefs defensive backs coach since 2019. He has two Super Bowl rings with them and another two from his 14-year tenure with the Giants. Merritt spent the bulk of that time as the Giants’ secondary coach & safeties coach. He coached under Steve Spagnuolo for a few years in New York and rejoined his staff in Kansas City. The connection to one of the league’s most revered defensive minds makes him a strong option for a San Francisco staff set to hire its third defensive coordinator in as many years.
