Titans working to finalize deal to make Robert Saleh next head coach: reports

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The Tennessee Titans are the next team off the head coach search board, and they're going with someone experienced in that department in the NFL. 

Robert Saleh, the San Francisco 49ers' star defensive coordinator, are working to finalize a deal with the Titans to make him their next head coach, according to multiple reports.

Saleh couldn’t get things turned around with the New York Jets in his 56 career games with the franchise from 2021-24, but the Titans are ready to give him another crack at molding a young roster centered around the 2025 No. 1 overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward.

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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)

Saleh marks the fourth head coaching hire in this wild NFL cycle. And the three previous hires — John Harbaugh (New York Giants), Kevin Stefanski (Atlanta Falcons) and Jeff Hafley (Miami Dolphins) — were all on the Titans’ interview schedule before being scooped up elsewhere.

The Titans announced Saleh and Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy had in-person interviews on Monday, and it’s clear now the 49ers coach said all the right things to make ownership believe he’s the best hire.

Tennessee wasn’t waiting any longer, and they pulled the trigger on Saleh, a defensive whiz with a leader-of-men personality that has shined through in his vast experience as a coach in the league.

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