Ben Volin of the Boston Globe reported on Friday that Saleh was not among the Brown's final candidates for the job. Although, there were reports on Saturday that Saleh was not completely out of the running.
Saleh, 40, interviewed with the Browns in the Santa Clara area on Saturday, January 4. San Francisco is preparing to host the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday at Levi's Stadium.
Cleveland was also reportedly interested in 49ers passing-game coordinator Mike LaFleur and run-game coordinator Mike McDaniel as potential coordinators should Saleh be hired. Either might have served as Saleh's offensive coordinator had he been hired by the Browns.
Saleh is in his 15th NFL season and third season with San Francisco. He helped transform the 49ers defense into the No. 2 ranked (points allowed) unit in the NFL. Before joining head coach Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco, Saleh spent three seasons as the Jacksonville Jaguars linebackers coach along with various assistant roles before that with the Seattle Seahawks and Houston Texans.
The Browns fired coach Freddie Kitchens following the team's Week 17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals and after the team finished the season with a 6-10 record.
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