NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gus Bradley is returning to the AFC South and reuniting with Robert Saleh as the Tennessee Titans' defensive co-ordinator.
Saleh announced the hire on Wednesday as the new Tennessee coach finalized his co-ordinator selections.
Saleh had already added Brian Daboll as offensive co-ordinator and brought back John “Bones” Fassel as special teams co-ordinator.
Bradley and Saleh had worked together with the San Francisco 49ers this season, as Saleh was the defensive co-ordinator and Bradley the assistant head coach of defence. Saleh left the 49ers to take over as head coach for Tennessee, which is coming off back-to-back 3-14 seasons.
That San Francisco team 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 the Jacksonville Jaguars head coach from 2013-16 and the Indianapolis Colts defensive co-ordinator from 2022-24.
Saleh had been a linebackers coach on Bradley’s Jacksonville staff from 2014-16. Saleh and Bradley also worked together in Seattle from 2011-12, with Bradley as defensive co-ordinator and Saleh as a defensive quality control coach.
Bradley went 14-48 as Jacksonville’s head coach.
Bradley’s tenure as Seattle’s defensive co-ordinator lasted from 2009-12. He was also a defensive co-ordinator with the Los Angeles Chargers (2017-20) and Las Vegas Raiders (2021), as well as with Indianapolis.
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