Robert Saleh might discover his manner again to New York.
With the Giants’ head teaching job amongst these presently open, the ex-Jets coach is more likely to garner some curiosity — a minimum of based on one NFL insider.
“I feel Saleh is a minimum of going to elicit curiosity, and should nicely land a job,” Sports activities Illustrated’s Albert Breer wrote in his mailbag this week. “He’ll interview nicely, he’s very shut with lots of the (Kyle) Shanahan-(Sean) McVay tree offensive coaches (so discovering an excellent OC received’t be a chore), and he’ll have the ability to energize a franchise that’s fallen on arduous occasions.
“I might see the Titans or the Giants taking a protracted take a look at him, paired probably with a Mike McDaniel (if he doesn’t make it in Miami) or Mike LaFleur to run the offense.”
Saleh was famously fired by Jets proprietor Woody Johnson following a loss to the Vikings in London that dropped the 2024 squad to 2-3.
He’s reinvigorated his profession in a return to the 49ers as their defensive coordinator, fielding a protection that’s helped hold the injury-ravaged crew aggressive.
The scars of his time with Gang Inexperienced, throughout which he posted a 20-36 report, are nonetheless therapeutic, although.
“I’d be mendacity if I mentioned it wasn’t troublesome,” Saleh advised The Publish’s Mark Cannizzaro forward of San Francisco’s Week 9 win over the Giants at MetLife Stadium. “In fact it was troublesome since you all the time need an opportunity to compete to the very finish. However you’ve acquired to select up and get your self off the grass as rapidly as potential and transfer on.
“I’ve confidence in myself and the individuals I’m surrounded by. I don’t really feel like I’ve to show something. I’m simply going to exit and do the very best I can, and hopefully the outcomes are good.”

The Giants fired Brian Dabolll after a 2-8 begin to the season, whereas the Titans canned Brian Callahan in October.
These franchises might provide Saleh what the Jets by no means might is a possible franchise quarterback, one thing Tennessee hopes it has in No. 1 general choose Cam Ward and Massive Blue is seeing emerge in Jaxson Dart.
Dart, the No. 25 choose within the 2025 NFL Draft, definitely caught the previous head coach’s eye.
“Man, they hit the jackpot on this child. The jackpot,” Saleh advised The Publish. “He simply has a Mahomes-esque high quality. I’m simply telling you, he’s freaking good.”
Adequate to lure him again to city? Time will inform.








