49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh is set to meet with the Titans in-person on Monday and that’s not the only head coaching search he’s involved in at the moment.
The Ravens announced that they have completed an interview with Saleh on Sunday. Saleh’s meeting with the team came after the 49ers’ season ended with a Saturday night loss to the Seahawks in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady also interviewed with the Ravens on Sunday. Saleh and Brady join Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula, Rams passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase, former Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, former Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver, and Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, Seahawks offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, and Broncos quarterbacks coach/pass game coordinator Davis Webb as candidates in Baltimore.
Kevin Stefanski also interviewed with the Ravens before being hired by the Falcons and some of the others on that list could land jobs elsewhere as the Ravens move toward their own decision.
49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh and the Titans have made a date for Monday.
According to multiple reports, the Titans will have an in-person interview with Saleh. He had been scheduled for a virtual interview with the team on Sunday.
Saleh’s season ended with Saturday night’s loss to the Seahawks. The former Jets head coach returned for his second stint running the 49ers defense this season.
The Titans are also set to hold second, in-person interviews with Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy and Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley over the next couple of days. The move to meet Saleh face-to-face and the timing of the other interviews would suggest that the Titans are closing in on their choice for a head coach.
Former 49ers safety Terrance “Chet” Brooks has died after a battle with cancer, Texas A&M announced. Brooks was 60.
Brooks played for the Aggies from 1984-97, earning All-Southwest Conference and All-America honors. He helped guide A&M to three consecutive SWC championships (1985-87) and three consecutive Cotton Bowl appearances.
The 49ers drafted him in the 11th round of the 1988 draft, and he played 33 games, starting 23, in three seasons. He made three interceptions, a sack and a forced fumble in his career.
Brooks won two Super Bowl rings and made two interceptions in the 1989 postseason, including a pick of John Elway in Super Bowl XXIV that Brooks returned 38 yards.
Brooks earned All-Madden team honors in 1989, and he was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. He went into the Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011.
The 49ers had a good offense this season. But the Seahawks had a better defense.
After Seattle ended San Francisco’s season with a dominant win in the divisional round of the playoffs, the numbers are in: The 49ers scored a total of 26 points in three games against the Seahawks, or 8.7 points per game. In their other 16 games, the 49ers scored a total of 440 points, or 27.5 points per game.
49ers quarterback Brock Purdy threw two touchdown passes and four interceptions against the Seahawks; he threw 18 touchdown passes and six interceptions against all other teams.
San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan will surely spend a lot of time this offseason studying Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald’s defense, and trying to figure out why the 49ers’ usually strong attack was shut down by their division rivals.
49ers left tackle Trent Williams said last June that he hopes to play into his 40s and his outlook didn’t change over the course of the season.
Williams, who turns 38 in July, missed Week 18 with a hamstring injury, but played in every other game and confirmed his plans to return for the 2026 season after Saturday night’s 41-6 loss to the Seahawks. Williams also said that he thinks big things are coming for the 49ers once they return to the field.
“We had a lot of young guys that contributed a lot to our success, and they have really, really bright futures,” Williams said, via 49ersWebzone.com. “I’m super proud of this team. Obviously, it ain’t go the way we wanted to, but the future is really bright.”
The 49ers have two assistants interviewing for head coaching jobs and there will be plenty of other work to do to shape the roster before it is time to play again, but it doesn’t look like finding a new left tackle will be part of their offseason agenda.
