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 ...

The 49ers announced that they have completed a pair of interviews in their search for a new defensive coordinator. Former Jets head coach Robert Saleh and Lions defensive backs coach/defensive passing ...

(AP) — 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.

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.