{"id":849024,"date":"2026-04-02T10:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/849024\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T10:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:40:14","slug":"robert-saleh-and-liam-coen-bury-sign-stealing-feud-as-nfl-coaches-become-divisional-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/849024\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Saleh and Liam Coen bury sign-stealing feud as NFL coaches become divisional rivals"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fiery postgame interaction over sign-stealing accusations has finally been resolved, Tennessee Titans<\/a> head coach Robert Saleh said this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Saleh, who was the San Francisco 49ers\u2019 defensive coordinator at the time, said his beef with Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> head coach Liam Coen is \u201cwater under the bridge\u201d after the two got into a fiery spat after a game last season.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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 \u201csign-stealing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey\u2019ve got legally, a really advanced signal-stealing type system where they always find a way to put themselves in an advantageous situation,\u201d he said at the time.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The remark led to a shouting match after the game in which Coen was caught telling Saleh to, \u201cKeep my name out of your mouth.\u201d Saleh responded by shouting back at Coen, but later explained that he had misspoken when trying to compliment the coach.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

But less than a year later, and the two coaches<\/a> appear to be on good terms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re good,\u201d Saleh said during the NFL\u2019s annual league meetings this week. \u201cI know the NFL probably wants more of a story, but there\u2019s 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\u2019s water under the bridge.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Coen echoed that sentiment, adding that \u201cwe all respect what we\u2019re doing and how we\u2019re doing it in different ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the feud between the two has settled, the two coaches now become divisional rivals after Saleh was hired<\/a> as the Titans head coach in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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