San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke to the media on Tuesday and was asked about the New York Jets firing Robert Saleh. Saleh was Shanahan's defensive coordinator with the 49ers for ...

Robert Saleh fired: 49ers' Kyle Shanahan thrown off, calls move 'pretty surprising' Shanahan and Saleh coached together in the NFL for six seasons, including four in San Francisco with Saleh as ...

The 49ers pursuing Robert Saleh to be their defensive coordinator isn't surprising because Kyle Shanahan hinted at it. Here is how.

49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh couldn't say enough about how great of a leader Kyle Shanahan is.

Robert Saleh and Kyle Shanahan spent four years going up against each other on the practice field when Saleh served as defensive coordinator under Shanahan on the San Francisco 49ers staff.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said he was "pretty shocked" to see the New York Jets fired Robert Saleh, who was his defensive coordinator prior to this job.

Much like the rest of the NFL community, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was "pretty shocked" to hear of Robert Saleh's firing Tuesday as head coach of the Jets.

That is why Saleh accepted the 49ers’ offer to return to the organization nearly four months ago as defensive coordinator. He held that same role on Kyle Shanahan's staff from 2017 to 2020.

A return of Robert Saleh to San Francisco would provide a fresh set of eyes for a struggling defense, but there are a number of reasons that is unlikely to happen until next season.