Get to know the former Jets HC, including how a family member’s close call on 9/11 changed the course of Saleh’s entire life.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is welcoming 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh back to the same role, per NFL Media. Saleh served as Shanahan's original 49ers defensive coordinator for four seasons from 2017 to 2020,

Jets defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton and cornerbacks coach Tony Oden are also both under consideration for roles on Glenn’s staff, according to sources.

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.

The Jets fired Saleh in the middle of the season, naming Jeff Ulbrich as the interim head coach. While they interviewed Ulbrich for the big job, they chose to go a different route, naming former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as their new head coach.

Robert Saleh is heading back to San Francisco. Saleh and the San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a contract for him to return as the team's

Robert Saleh, who led Kyle Shanahan's defense from 2017 to '20 before becoming head coach of the New York Jets, will return to the Bay Area in an effort to help the 49ers get back on track, The Athletic reports. Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer confirmed San Francisco is hiring Saleh as its new defensive coordinator on Friday night.

Saleh seems set to go back to the Bay / Chris ... He finally got a healthy Aaron Rodgers this season, but after a 2-3 start was let go. During his time in San Francisco, the 49ers finished in ...

With Mike McCarthy out, Jerry Jones is on the hunt for a new head coach for the Dallas Cowboys, and a new candidate has emerged: Aaron Rodgers' former coach.

The Jets have reportedly hired Glenn as their next head coach on Wednesday, replacing Robert Saleh (and interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich). The now-former Lions defensive coordinator has risen the ranks from scout to coordinator and now gets his first shot at head coaching.

Former Jets coach Robert Saleh spent the second half of last season as a consultant focusing on the Packers’ offense.