Saleh worked as head coach Kyle Shanahan's first DC with the 49ers from 2017-2020 before becoming the Jets head coach in 2021

Robert Saleh has been a popular name mentioned as a potential candidate to succeed Aaron Glenn as the defensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions. The former New York Jets head coach is a Detroit native who was a finalist for becoming the Lions’ head coach when the team hired Dan Campbell.

Robert Saleh left the Jacksonville Jaguars years ago to become the 49ers defensive coordinator. It appears he's returning to that job in the Bay Area.

Saleh was previously the 49ers defensive coordinator from 2017–20 until taking the head coaching job with the New York Jets.

Welcome back, Robert Saleh. According to league sources briefed on the coaching search, the San Francisco 49ers are expected to land the top target of their defensive coordinator search, the man who in 2017 established the system the 49ers have run ever since.

What a lucky break for the San Francisco 49ers. As of Wednesday, it looked as if Robert Saleh was bound to be the next head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. H

Robert Saleh could be heading back to San Francisco. According to Matt Barrows, Michael Silver and Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic, Saleh is "expected"

Just two seasons after the 49ers were ninth-worst in the NFL in yards allowed per game (351.6), they ranked second (281.8) in the same category as they won the NFC crown. Saleh parlayed his defensive prowess into the Jets head coaching job in 2021, but the same success did not follow.

Robert Saleh is in line to be 49ers defensive coordinator, source says, unless he ends up with head-coaching position. If he is a defensive coordinator this season, it’ll be with the 49ers, he told the team.

Robert Saleh is getting closer to a reunion with the 49ers, as Liam Coen reopens talks with the Jaguars after the firing of GM Trent Baalke.

The wild NFL hiring cycle takes various twists and turns, and it has now impacted the Green Bay Packers with Robert Saleh.