(KRON) — The San Francisco 49ers will fill their vacant defensive coordinator place with a well-recognized face. Robert Saleh will return to guide the crew’s protection after a tenure because the New York Jets’ head coach, the 49ers introduced Friday.
Saleh was the 49ers’ defensive coordinator from 2017-2020. He then left to be the Jets’ head coach and was fired halfway via the 2024 season.
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Below Saleh, the 49ers had the eighth-best scoring protection in 2019 and reached the Tremendous Bowl, the place they misplaced to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
Saleh compiled a 20-36 document in three-plus seasons teaching the Jets. The crew by no means gained greater than seven video games in a season. He was fired after beginning the 2024 season 2-3.
Nonetheless, the Jets’ protection had some success whereas Saleh was the coach. They have been the fourth-best scoring protection in 2022 and Twelfth-best in 2023.
After he was fired by the Jets, Saleh spent the rest of the 2024 season as a advisor for the Inexperienced Bay Packers.
The 49ers’ defensive coordinator place has been in flux the final two years. Veteran coach Steve Wilks crammed the position when the crew made the Tremendous Bowl in 2023 however was fired after the season. Wilks’ alternative, Nick Sorensen, lasted only one season as effectively.
