The candidates were Robert Saleh, former New York Jets head coach and ex-49ers defensive coordinator, and Deshea Townsend, the Detroit Lions' defensive passing game coordinator and defensive backs ...

The 49ers completed interviews with Robert Saleh and Deshea ... for New York after the 2020 season, Saleh had transformed the 49ers' defense into a top-10 unit. His tenure with the Jets was ...

Saleh, whom the New York Jets fired as head coach early in ... The 49ers also interviewed Deshea Townsend, the Detroit Lions’ defensive passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach ...

Jets defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton and cornerbacks coach Tony Oden are also both under consideration for roles on ...

These were Detroit Lions passing game coordinator/defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend and former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh. Townsend is credited for playing a key role for the ...

Aaron Glenn, the Detroit Lions’ defensive coordinator since 2021, has agreed to become the next head coach of the New York ...

The team has interviewed former New York Jets coach Robert Saleh and current Lions defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend for the opening. Based on what coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday ...

The San Francisco 49ers might be turning back the clock by interviewing former New ... the Jets coach. Detroit Lions defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend ...

The San Francisco 49ers began their search for a new defensive coordinator Thursday by interviewing Robert Saleh for a second stint at the job and Detroit Lions assistant Deshea Townsend.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers began their search for a new defensive coordinator by interviewing Robert Saleh for a second stint at the job and Detroit Lions assistant Deshea ...