{"id":848949,"date":"2026-04-02T09:53:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/848949\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:53:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:53:20","slug":"nfl-news-robert-saleh-says-spat-with-jaguars-liam-coen-is-water-under-the-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/848949\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL news: Robert Saleh says spat with Jaguars&#8217; Liam Coen is &#8216;water under the bridge&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A fiery postgame interaction over sign-stealing accusations has finally been resolved, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/tennessee-titans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tennessee Titans<\/a> head coach Robert Saleh said this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Saleh, who was the San Francisco 49ers\u2019 defensive coordinator at the time, said his beef with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/jacksonville-jaguars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> head coach Liam Coen is &#8220;water under the bridge&#8221; after the two got into a fiery spat after a game last season.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/robert-saleh-49ers-jaguars.jpg\" alt=\"Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh standing on the field at Levi's Stadium\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh of the San Francisco 49ers stands on the field prior to an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi&#8217;s Stadium on Sept. 21, 2025 in Santa Clara, California. (Brooke Sutton\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The interaction that followed the 49ers\u2019 Week 4 loss to Jacksonville stemmed from Saleh\u2019s comments before the matchup where he complimented Coen\u2019s staff for being good at legal &#8220;sign-stealing.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They\u2019ve got legally, a really advanced signal-stealing type system where they always find a way to put themselves in an advantageous situation,&#8221; he said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The remark led to a shouting match after the game in which Coen was caught telling Saleh to, &#8220;Keep my name out of your mouth.&#8221; Saleh responded by shouting back at Coen, but later explained that he had misspoken when trying to compliment the coach.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jaguars-liam-coen-011226-2.jpg\" alt=\"Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen talking to reporters\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen talks to reporters following an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Buffalo Bills Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Jacksonville, Florida. (John Raoux\/AP)<\/p>\n<p>But less than a year later, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">two coaches<\/a> appear to be on good terms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/49ers-coach-robert-saleh-owns-viral-confrontation-jaguars-liam-coen-wrong-choice-words\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">49ERS COACH ROBERT SALEH OWNS VIRAL CONFRONTATION WITH JAGUARS&#8217; LIAM COEN: &#8216;WRONG CHOICE OF WORDS&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re good,&#8221; Saleh said during the NFL&#8217;s annual league meetings this week. &#8220;I know the NFL probably wants more of a story, but there&#8217;s no story. I have an appreciation for Liam. Like I said, I used the wrong word when I was trying to give him a compliment, but all that&#8217;s water under the bridge.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coen echoed that sentiment, adding that &#8220;we all respect what we&#8217;re doing and how we&#8217;re doing it in different ways.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4f4da33c-robert-saleh.jpg\" alt=\"New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh standing on the sideline at MetLife Stadium\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh is shown at MetLife Stadium, Sunday December 24, 2023. (Kevin R. Wexler\/USA TODAY NETWORK Syndication)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the feud between the two has settled, the two coaches now become divisional rivals after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/titans-working-finalize-deal-make-robert-saleh-next-head-coach-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Saleh was hired<\/a> as the Titans head coach in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>   <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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