Robert Saleh and Liam Coen bury sign-stealing feud as NFL coaches become divisional rivals

A fiery postgame enactment implicit sign-stealing accusations has yet been resolved, Tennessee Titans caput manager Robert Saleh said this week. 

Saleh, who was the San Francisco 49ers’ antiaircraft coordinator astatine the time, said his beef with Jacksonville Jaguars caput manager Liam Coen is "water nether the bridge" aft the 2 got into a fiery spat aft a crippled past season.  

Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh of the San Francisco 49ers stands connected the tract anterior to an NFL shot crippled against the Arizona Cardinals astatine Levi's Stadium connected Sept. 21, 2025 successful Santa Clara, California. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)

The enactment that followed the 49ers’ Week 4 nonaccomplishment to Jacksonville stemmed from Saleh’s comments earlier the matchup wherever helium complimented Coen’s unit for being bully astatine ineligible "sign-stealing." 

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

"They’ve got legally, a truly precocious signal-stealing benignant strategy wherever they ever find a mode to enactment themselves successful an advantageous situation," helium said astatine the time.

 The remark led to a shouting lucifer aft the crippled successful which Coen was caught telling Saleh to, "Keep my sanction retired of your mouth." Saleh responded by shouting backmost astatine Coen, but aboriginal explained that helium had misspoken erstwhile trying to compliment the coach.  

Jacksonville Jaguars caput manager Liam Coen talks to reporters pursuing an NFL wild-card playoff shot crippled against the Buffalo Bills Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, successful Jacksonville, Florida. (John Raoux/AP)

But little than a twelvemonth later, and the 2 coaches look to beryllium connected bully terms. 

49ERS COACH ROBERT SALEH OWNS VIRAL CONFRONTATION WITH JAGUARS' LIAM COEN: 'WRONG CHOICE OF WORDS'

"We're good," Saleh said during the NFL's yearly league meetings this week. "I cognize the NFL astir apt wants much of a story, but there's nary story. I person an appreciation for Liam. Like I said, I utilized the incorrect connection erstwhile I was trying to springiness him a compliment, but each that's h2o nether the bridge." 

Coen echoed that sentiment, adding that "we each respect what we're doing and however we're doing it successful antithetic ways."

New York Jets caput manager Robert Saleh is shown astatine MetLife Stadium, Sunday December 24, 2023. (Kevin R. Wexler/USA TODAY NETWORK Syndication)

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

While the feud betwixt the 2 has settled, the 2 coaches present go divisional rivals aft Saleh was hired arsenic the Titans caput manager successful January. 

Follow Fox News Digital’s sports sum connected X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.