Updated Jan. 18, 2026, 6:01 p.m. ET
The Baltimore Ravens are searching for a new head coach and are set to cast a wide net for the next leader of this gold-standard franchise. Unless an unknown candidate surfaces, the Ravens have completed the first round of interviews of meeting with Joe Brady and Robert Saleh on Sunday.
The two interviews became No. 14 and No. 15 since John Harbaugh was fired after nearly two decades, with 193 total wins, tying Chuck Knox for the 12th-most by an HC in NFL history.
Saleh came back to the Niners for his second stint as defensive coordinator after getting fired by the Jets, and helped lead San Francisco back to the postseason and a win over the Eagles in the wild-card round. Despite his struggles in New York, Saleh is considered to be among the best candidates for the seven open head coaching jobs in the NFL.
Saleh has already interviewed with the Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins for their open head coaching positions, while he also had interviews scheduled with the Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
With the 49ers set to play in the NFC wild-card game on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, any team that is granted an interview must wait until Jan. 13 to conduct a virtual interview of up to three hours. If the 49ers advance past the divisional round, interested teams will have to wait until Jan. 26 to conduct any in-person interviews with Saleh if his candidacy advances.
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One of the biggest names in the carousel, Saleh now has head coaching interview requests from Atlanta, Arizona, Tennessee, and Baltimore. Even in a down year with his defense decimated by injury, Saleh is regarded as one of the NFL’s best assistant coaches. His 2019 San Francisco defense helped him land his first head coaching job with the Jets.