The 49ers are going all-in for a Robert Saleh reunion.
The previous New York Jets head coach has a proposal on the desk from San Francisco to develop into the highest-paid defensive coordinator within the NFL, in response to The Athletic’s Matt Barrows.
“I believe it’s develop into apparent now that it’s Saleh or bust actually, as a result of [the 49ers] haven’t completed a lot work with anyone else so far,” Barrows stated on the “49ers +/-” podcast with Tim Kawakami. “And I’ve already heard that they’ve advised Saleh, you recognize, ‘We are going to make you the highest-paid defensive coordinator in all of the land in the event you signal with us.’ And now it’s only a matter of ready for Saleh.”
Saleh is at the moment within the combine for an additional head teaching job after being ousted by the Jets in October, drawing curiosity from the Jaguars, Raiders and Cowboys.
As Barrows famous, the 49ers are anticipated to attend and see if Saleh will get a head teaching job or one other place elsewhere earlier than transferring on to different candidates.
Earlier than heading to the Jets in 2021, Saleh was the 49ers’ defensive coordinator underneath head coach Kyle Shanahan from 2017-20.
The 49ers have been in search of his substitute ever since his departure.
After the 2021 season, Saleh’s successor, DeMeco Ryans, took the pinnacle teaching place with the Texans.
The staff would go one-and-done on the teaching spot with Steve Wilks in 2023 and Nick Sorensen this previous season after disappointing defensive outputs.
The 49ers have solely carried out one different confirmed interview for the place – that was with Lions defensive passing recreation coordinator Deshea Townsend.
San Francisco was one of the crucial disappointing groups of the 2024 season, going 6-11 whereas ending final within the NFC West and lacking the playoff for the primary time in 4 seasons.
