The San Francisco 49ers will fill their vacant defensive coordinator position with a familiar face. Robert Saleh will return to lead the team’s defense after a tenure as the
Robert Saleh, who was fired by the Jets during the season, was hired by the 49ers for second stint as the team’s defensive coordinator on Friday night.
Saleh was fired as the Jets’ coach five games into this season and is now back with the 49ers, where he made his name in the NFL.
When Saleh left the 49ers for the Jets after the 2020 season, the 49ers knew linebackers coach DeMeco Ryans was going to step into that role and he did so with rousing success. He wound up only working as the 49ers’ DC for two years before landing the head coaching job with the Houston Texans.
The 49ers are going all-in for a Robert Saleh reunion. The former New York Jets head coach has an offer on the table from San Francisco to become the highest-paid defensive coordinator in the NFL, according to The Athletic’s Matt Barrows.
The 49ers have brought back Robert Saleh, fired as Jets head coach this season, in the defensive coordinator role he held for San Francisco from 2017-2021.
Patience has been rewarded.The 49ers are hiring Robert Saleh as their defensive coordinator according to The Athletic. For the last week, it was a constant back-and-forth whether or not Saleh would be back with the 49ers.
The San Francisco 49ers hired Robert Saleh for a second stint as defensive coordinator on Friday night after a failed tenure as head coach of the New York Jets.
Robert Saleh will be on the San Francisco 49ers’ sideline this upcoming season. The 49ers are set to bring back the former New York Jets head coach.
(AP) — The San Francisco 49ers hired Robert Saleh for a second stint as defensive ... coach in Houston following the 2022 season, and Steve Wilks and Nick Sorensen were each replaced after ...
The San Francisco 49ers on Friday confirmed the return of defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, and the emotional leader of the defense was quick to illustrate just how happy he is with the hiring. Saleh returns to the role he occupied from 2017 to 2020,