Rutenberg joined the 49ers in June of 2020 after serving in various coaching roles with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he and Saleh first worked together from 2014-16. Rutenberg started his coaching career in 2003 as an assistant to former Washington coach Joe Gibbs.
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