Jaguars' Coen, 49ers' Saleh separated after postgame confrontation
Jaguars head coach Liam Coen and San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh were separated on the field after Jacksonville's 26-21 win Sunday.
“Keep my name out of your mouth,”
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Liam Coen and Robert Saleh exchange after Jaguars win. Saleh used the phrase “legal sign stealing” in news conference last week in reference to Coen. pic.twitter.com/yYcjm1oHIP
Coen shut down questions about the incident postgame and wouldn't divulge what led to the confrontation. Saleh said Thursday that Coen's staff has a legal "advanced signal-stealing-type system."
"Not a big deal," Coen said, according to Jason Hamby of Action Sports. " ... We're going to keep that between us. That's it."
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"When you use the term stealing, I didn't know making adjustments or changing the play at the line of scrimmage is stealing."
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan also downplayed the situation.
"I didn't see what happened, so I'm not sure," Shanahan said. "I don't think (Coen) should be that sensitive about it, but it is what it is."
The Jaguars improved to 3-1 with the win, while the 49ers fell to 3-1.