This is an interesting development. In addition to Robert Saleh, the 49ers have interviewed Detroit Lions defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend.

Saleh ran the 49ers defense from 2017 to 2021 and helped build that unit into one of the best in football.

A day after Shanahan confirmed Sorensen would not return to lead the defense, the 49ers announced they had interviewed Saleh and Detroit Lions assistant Deshea Townsend, with both interviews being ...

Robert Saleh, who ran the Niners' defense from 2017 to 2020, is heading back to San Francisco for the same role after a three-plus-year stint as Jets coach.

San Francisco could double back to Detroit Lions’ passing-game coordinator Deshea Townsend. Yet, his unproven track record may limit how much the 49ers can trust him.

The following day, Shanahan interviewed Saleh and Detroit Lions passing game coordinator/defensive backs Deshea Townsend. Saleh and Townsend were the only individuals with whom the 49ers announced ...

Two candidates have interviewed for the position, those being Deshea Townsend, the Detroit Lions defensive passing game coordinator and Robert Saleh. The latter, of course, has a significant ...

The 49ers are going all-in for a Robert Saleh reunion. The former New York Jets head coach has an offer on the table from San Francisco to become the highest-paid defensive coordinator in the NFL ...

Other than Saleh, the 49ers interviewed Detroit Lions’ passing game coordinator, Deshea Townsend, for their defensive coordinator vacancy. However, with the Lions still in the playoff, hiring ...

The 49ers have only made known their interviews with former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh and Detroit Lions defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend.

The 49ers completed interviews with Robert Saleh and Deshea Townsend for their vacant defensive coordinator position, per a team announcement and CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones. Saleh was fired as ...

Saleh is also in the mix for possible head coaching jobs. Townsend is in his first season as passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach in Detroit after spending the previous two seasons ...