Former Falcons coach Raheem Morris to lead 49ers’ defense

SANTA CLARA – Two decades ago, when Kyle Shanahan broke into the NFL coaching ranks, he was a Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive assistant who would crash the team’s defensive meetings to learn that side of the ball. Also in those discussions was Raheem Morris, the assistant defensive backs coach. That Shanahan-Morris connection would continue onto two other coaching staffs – in Washington and Atlanta – before Sunday’s confirmation of yet another reunion. Shanahan is hiring Morris to serve as the 49ers’ fifth defensive coordinator in as many seasons, a league source stated Sunday. Morris, 49, succeeds Robert Saleh, who was hired as the Tennessee Titans coach after reprising his role as the...