Tensions between San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh and Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen spilled over following Sunday’s game between the two. It had been brewing.
Earlier this week, Saleh accused Coen and his staff of an advanced form of sign-stealing. That type of activity is generally frowned on and famously became a big scandal at Michigan at the college level.
You can see the two being kept away from each other in the video from after the game below. Clearly emotions were running hot.
How about Liam Cohen Jawing Saleh!!!!!!!! #DUUUVAL @BrentASJax @DanHicken pic.twitter.com/7KkdTgPncv
— JKILL FROM JVILLE (@JKillJagSwag904) September 28, 2025
Saleh’s comments drew some scrutiny around the league and incited a discussion about the alleged sign-stealing practice. So what did he say, exactly?
“Liam and his staff, a couple guys coming from Minnesota, they’ve got a – legally – a really advanced signal-stealing-type system where they always find a way to put themselves in an advantageous situation,” Saleh said. “They do a great job of it. They formation you to just try to find any nugget they can. So we’ve got to be great with our signals and we’ve gotta be great with our communication to combat some of the tells that we might give on the field.”