This is an interesting development. In addition to Robert Saleh, the 49ers have interviewed Detroit Lions defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend.

Townsend, a two-time Super Bowl champion player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, comes to Detroit after two seasons as the defensive passing-game coordinator and cornerbacks coach in Jacksonville.

Deshea Townsend oversaw a Detroit Lions secondary that finished 30th in NFL in pass defense this season but tied for the ... the 49ers' defensive coordinator in 2017-20, is considered the favorite ...

Passing Game Coordinator/Defensive Backs coach Deshea Townsend speaks to the media on what he expects from the defensive back room for the upcoming season. Cornerback Amik Robertson speaks to the ...

The San Francisco 49ers began their search for a new defensive coordinator by interviewing Robert Saleh for a second stint at the job and Detroit Lions assistant Deshea Townsend.

The Lions are hiring Deshea Townsend as their defensive passing game coordinator and cornerbacks coach, a source tells PFT. Detroit finished 29th in passing yards allowed last season. Townsend, 48, ...

The 49ers announced that they have completed a pair of interviews in their search for a new defensive coordinator. Former Jets head coach Robert Saleh and Lions defensive backs coach/defensive passing ...

He was Shanahan's first defensive coordinator in 2017 and struggled the first two seasons. This is a 2024 photo of Deshea Townsend of the Detroit Lions NFL football team.