NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gus Bradley is returning to the AFC South and reuniting with Robert Saleh as the Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator.
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Saleh announced the hire Wednesday as the new Tennessee coach finalized his coordinator selections.
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This move brings Bradley back to the AFC South after he was the Jacksonville Jaguars head coach from 2013-16 and the Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator from 2022-24. Saleh had been a linebackers coach on Bradley’s Jacksonville staff from 2014-16, and they work worked together with the Seattle Seahawks from 2011-12, with Bradley as defensive coordinator and Saleh as a defensive quality control coach.
Bradley and Saleh also worked together with the San Francisco 49ers this season, as Saleh was defensive coordinator and Bradley the assistant head coach of defense. Saleh left the 49ers to take over as head coach for Tennessee, which is coming off back-to-back 3-14 seasons.
Saleh already had added Brian Daboll as offensive coordinator and brought back John “Bones” Fassel as special teams coordinator.
That San Francisco team went 12-5 and reached the playoffs despite losing star defensive lineman Nick Bosa and linebacker Fred Warner to season-ending injuries.
Bradley went 14-48 as Jacksonville’s head coach.
Bradley’s tenure as Seahawks defensive coordinator lasted from 2009-12. He also was a defensive coordinator with the Los Angeles Chargers (2017-20) and Las Vegas Raiders (2021) as well as with Indianapolis.
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