Robert Saleh’s days as Jets head coach are over as of Tuesday morning. Saleh was hired by the Jets in 2021 after serving as the San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator for four seasons.

SEATTLE — Robert Saleh was in his early 30s, married with an infant child and unemployed. He didn’t know where his next check was coming from or whether his NFL journey had ended.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers hired Robert Saleh for a second stint as defensive coordinator on Friday night after a failed tenure as head coach of the New York Jets.

The 45-year-old Saleh was the Jaguars’ linebackers coach from 2014 to 2016 under Gus Bradley, who became the HC there in 2013 after serving as the Seattle Seahawks’ defensive coordinator.

Robert Saleh, the son of Lebanese ... He was promoted to defensive quality control coach and then assistant linebackers coach before moving on to the Seattle Seahawks as Pete Carroll’s defensive ...

So the owner made the stunning decision Tuesday to fire coach Robert Saleh just five games into his fourth season after the team’s 2-3 start following a 23-17 loss to Minnesota in London on Sunday.

Saleh, who won a Super Bowl 47 ring with the Seattle Seahawks as their defensive quality control coach, turned the Jets defense into one of football’s best during his tenure as their HC.

49ers Worried about Robert Saleh. On the latest episode of 49ers+/- with Tim Kawakami, Matt Barrows of the Athletic reports that while Robert Saleh is expected to land with the 49ers, there’s a ...

The Dallas Cowboys and former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh are set to meet. ... Saleh, 45, has long been a ... he has been a defensive quality control coach under Pete Carroll in Seattle, ...