The last time Jacksonville Jaguarshead coach Liam Coen and Titans' head coach Robert Saleh met in a game, things got a bit heated afterward.
In the week leading up to the Jaguars and 49ers' 2025 matchup, when Saleh was San Francisco's defensive coordinator, he said that the Jaguars' offense under Coen had a form of legal signal stealing.
Saleh was likely referring to Coen's usage of motion, which can help the offense decipher what the defense might be doing based on how they react--or even communicate--to the movement from different alignments.
Coen would take exception to those comments and let Saleh know after the game.
Robert Saleh and Jaguars HC Liam Coen and had to be separated after the game pic.twitter.com/9nvTY4rucZ
— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) September 28, 2025
However, that is all water
under the bridge now.
"He actually texted me this week, so like going into the week," Coen said on Friday, via Jamal St. Cyr. "Look -- this game, as much as it's football, there's an entertainment aspect to it all, as we know, and it's competitive. And when you compete against people, and you've got a history of competing against them, that just raises the stakes a little bit more. When you have guys that you know do good stuff on each side of the football, we know exactly what this Tennessee Titans team is going to bring on Sunday."
Coen continued, "We know the type of atmosphere, competitiveness; it's going to be a dogfight. They fly around. That's been every single Robert Saleh defense and team that I've ever seen. So, we can laugh about it, and it's competitive, and we'll talk on Sunday. When you have coaches that make changes within the game, they know, alright, you're in those formations; how are they going to adjust? There's the game within the game, but that defense, specifically, going back to San Francisco to what it is now, they're going to fly around and hit."
Last year's postgame tension is behind them. Liam Coen says things are all good with Robert Saleh and the two connected over text this week. pic.twitter.com/RUqSiboqTQ
— Jamal St. Cyr (@JStCyrTV) November 13, 2026
Saleh echoed similar sentiments as well when asked about last season's interaction and where things stand today between the two coaches.
“Liam’s great, man," said Saleh. "We’ve had plenty of interactions. The whole thing was a little misunderstanding—poor words on my part—but they’re doing a great job.”
The Jaguars and Titans kickoff at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday. Jacksonville is 6-2 and Tennessee is 1-7.
#Titans HC Robert Saleh on facing Liam Coen for the first time since last year’s near-scuffle:
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) November 13, 2026
“Liam’s great, man. We’ve had plenty of interactions. The whole thing was a little misunderstanding—poor words on my part—but they’re doing a great job.”
(📽️ @ActionSportsJax) pic.twitter.com/ln7n08IdVM
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Coen, Saleh address last season's midfield exchange before Jaguars v. Titans
