Robert Saleh could be heading back to San Francisco. According to Matt Barrows, Michael Silver and Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic, Saleh is "expected"
For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.
Aaron Glenn has significant ties with both the Jets and Saints. The Jets drafted Glenn, a cornerback, with the 12th overall selection in the 1994 NFL Draft out of Texas A&M. He'd play the first eight of his 15 NFL seasons with the Jets, intercepting 24 passes and returning three for touchdowns while earning two Pro Bowls.
When the NFL regular season comes to a close, it sends the head-coaching carousel into high gear. The 2025 cycle is in full swing and began with six openings across the NFL. Three
According to a report from Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic, “there’s some real buzz about” Saleh becoming the next head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. The team fired Doug Pederson last week and will be on their fifth HC this decade:
So far, the San Francisco 49ers have interviewed former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh and Detroit Lions defensive passing game coordinator/defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend for the team's vacant defensive coordinator position.
The San Francisco 49ers search for a new defensive coordinator has not necessarily gotten off the ground. Robert Saleh is seen as the top candidate.
For the next spin on the coaching carousel, we take a look at New Orleans Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi: Rizzi has never been a head coach in the NFL and his only experience as a head coach was one season with the University of Rhode Island in 2008. His team wasn’t very good as the Rams finished 3-9 and a 1-7 conference record.
Jets defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton and cornerbacks coach Tony Oden are also both under consideration for roles on Glenn’s staff, according to sources.
Aaron Glenn, a former Jets cornerback, has been named the new head coach of the team, succeeding Robert Saleh.
The Jaguars have an opportunity to recover from a challenging week by securing a strong candidate to lead the team.
We’re down to the final four in the NFL playoffs and you had a bunch of questions this week about the futures of your teams. Let’s get to the answers … From Hermy (@Hermaphro): Can you coach for the Lions next year?