Until Robert Saleh has officially signed a contract with the San Francisco 49ers, the rumors will continue to persist.

The San Francisco 49ers might have pulled off the coup of this year’s coaching cycle, bringing back Robert Saleh to coordinate their defense.

The Raiders fired GM Tom Telesco and head coach Antonio Pierce after one full season that finished 4-13. The Raiders hired John Spytek earlier this week to replace Telesco as GM. Carroll is tasked with bringing stability to a franchise that has had three head coaches in three seasons after Pierce replaced Josh McDaniel in 2023.

The San Francisco 49ers could face a tough challenge if the Jacksonville Jaguars hire defensive coordinator Robert Saleh as their new head coach. Saleh

Robert Saleh’s encore as 49ers defensive coordinator took on more likelihood as the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Las Vegas Raiders hired others to fill their head coach vacancies.

Robert Saleh is expected to return to the 49ers as their defensive coordinator if he doesn't become a head coach according to The Athletic and NBC Sports Bay Area.

Would Pete Carroll be desperate enough for a return to the NFL to settle for a defensive coordinator job? It’s a thought that has at least crossed the mind of one of the Super Bowl-winning ex-Seahawks coach’s rivals,

Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer has not been officially introduced yet, but he is already working on his staff. The post Cowboys Seek Interview With Little-Known Potential Addition appeared first on Heavy Sports.

San Francisco ranked 29th in the league in scoring defense, allowing 25.6 points per game, and was tied for the seventh-fewest takeaways with 17. The Niners had just two takeaways over the final nine games and ended the season allowing at least 40 points in back-to-back games for the first time since 2015.

The word “culture” will be thrown around a lot when Carroll and Spytek are introduced, but "continuity" might be the bigger word.

Dallas Cowboys fans let their displeasure with the hiring of Brian Schottenheimer be known after the move was made official on Friday night.