Robert Saleh is expected to return to the 49ers as their defensive coordinator if he doesn't become a head coach according to The Athletic and NBC Sports Bay Area.

Saleh had interviewed for three head coaching positions but had committed to head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch that, should be not get another head coaching job, he would return to San Francisco as defensive coordinator,

The San Francisco 49ers are expected to hire Robert Saleh as their next defensive coordinator after a crazy 24 hours with the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to several reports. Saleh, San Francisco’s defensive coordinator from 2017-20,