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