Report: Robert Saleh headed back to San Francisco as defensive coordinator

Robert Saleh is clearly not getting a second chance as a head coach in this hiring cycle.

Saleh is Back to San Franciscoreturning as the team’s defensive coordinator Thursday night.

He interviewed with the Cowboys, Jaguars and Raiders and emerged the front runner for the Jacksonville job. Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen began negotiating with the team again Thursday after they fired general manager Trent Baalke, and Coen is now expected to become the Jaguars’ head coach.

Saleh canceled his flight to Jacksonville late Thursday for a second interview scheduled for Friday.

The Jets shot for sale five games into his fourth season, going 20-36 in New York.

Saleh initially joined the 49ers in 2017, and his “all gas, no brake” didn’t become one of the main units in the league within two years. His stint in San Francisco landed him the Jets job, and that could lead to another head coaching opportunity after the 2025 season, depending on how that goes.

NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco recently reported that the 49ers have offered to trade the league’s highest-paid defensive coordinator.

Now they have their man.