Saleh, who was fired in October as the New York Jets head coach five games into his fourth season, generated interest on the head-coaching front and was seen as one of the frontrunners for the Jacksonville Jaguars job. He also interviewed with the Las Vegas Raiders and Dallas Cowboys.
We've got some internal and external candidates to watch. It's hard to ignore Kelvin Sheppard as anything but one of the favorites for the job.
The Athletic's Matt Barrows revealed the San Francisco 49ers made a robust offer to Robert Saleh hoping to avoid a lingering coaching search.
The way things look, it is shaping up that the Colts will have their top choice when it comes to filling the defensive coordinator role.
Robert Saleh, who ran the Niners' defense from 2017 to 2020, is heading back to San Francisco for the same role after a three-plus-year stint as Jets coach.
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.
Terrell Williams spent six seasons working with new Patriots coach Mike Vrabel before coming to Detroit last winter.