49ers coach Robert Saleh owns viral confrontation with Jaguars' Liam Coen: 'Wrong choice of words'

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San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh owned up to his part in a post-game confrontation with Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen on Sunday. 

After the Jaguars defeated the 49ers on the road, 26-21, Saleh and Coen went viral as they needed to be held back after screaming at one another on the field. Coen was seen saying, "Keep my name out of your mouth."

The altercation stemmed from Saleh using the phrase "legal sign stealing" during a news conference before their game. But he downplayed what happened in his first time speaking with reporters. 

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San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh talks with linebacker Fred Warner (54) during the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on Sept. 7, 2025. (Joe Nicholson/Imagn Images)

"It is all good," he said, via ESPN. "Whatever happened on Sunday doesn’t change how I feel. In my heart, I genuinely was trying to give a compliment and I own the fact that I probably used the wrong choice of words, but however you want to word it, I mean, they’re really, really good at putting their players in position to be successful."

Coen also downplayed the situation after the game, saying that it wasn’t "a big deal" and "we’ll keep that between us."

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Saleh continued to give praise to Coen, saying that he does a "hell of a job."

"As coaches, we’re always chasing leverage," he explained. "They’re trying to have winning leverage. We’re trying to take leverage away and everyone in the