It’s official: Robert Saleh is again with the San Francisco 49ers.
Saleh, who was fired by the Jets through the season, was employed by the 49ers for second stint because the workforce’s defensive coordinator on Friday evening, The Publish’s Brian Costello confirmed.
The Athletic reported on Thursday that Saleh was anticipated to return to his outdated stomping grounds.
The 45-year-old coach — who Jets proprietor Woody Johnson rapidly fired after a 2-3 begin — was a candidate for head-coaching jobs with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders.
However as soon as these three spots have been stuffed, Saleh determined to return to the 49ers to attempt to rebuild their protection the dominance it had on the finish of his first stint with the workforce.
The defensive coordinator job has been a revolving door for the 49ers, and Saleh will likely be fourth one in 4 seasons for Kyle Shanahan’s membership.
DeMeco Ryans, who changed Saleh in 2021, left to develop into head coach in Houston following the 2022 season, and Steve Wilks and Nick Sorensen have been every changed after one season the previous two years.
Saleh was simply 20-36 throughout his 4 seasons because the Jets’ head coach, however their protection was at all times robust below his tenure.
Throughout Saleh’s final two full seasons in New York, the Jets ranked first in yards passing per sport (178.9) and yards per play allowed (4.7).
In addition they have been second in whole protection (301.7 yards per sport) throughout that point, however the protection imploded this season, particularly after Jeff Ulbrich, Saleh’s defensive coordinator, was promoted to the head-coaching spot.
As for the Jets, they went the defensive coordinator route once more, hiring Aaron Glenn on Wednesday as their head coach.
Glenn, a cornerback who performed eight seasons with the Jets, had 4 profitable seasons as the pinnacle of the Lions’ protection.
— with AP
