Tensions got here to a boil over after the Jacksonville Jaguars' 26-21 win towards the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, September 28, as Jacksonville head coach Liam Coen and San Francisco defensive coordinator Robert Saleh needed to be separated following a confrontation.
The incident got here days after Saleh, 46, urged the Jaguars have been adept at “legally stealing indicators” from opponents, feedback that fueled hypothesis earlier than the matchup. When the sport ended, Coen, 39, initially ignored Saleh at midfield however circled again later as tempers flared.
Video of the altercation, captured by Action Sports Jax, immediately went viral on social media.
“Preserve my identify out of your mouth,” Coen yelled at Saleh. “Preserve my identify out of your f***ing mouth.”
Saleh shot again, “I'll f*** your world up.”
The change rapidly escalated, with Jaguars heart Robert Hainsey restraining Coen whereas a 49ers staffer pulled Saleh away. Jaguars offensive lineman Walker Little was additionally seen exchanging phrases with Saleh through the confrontation.When requested concerning the altercation after the sport, Coen downplayed the scenario.
“Not an enormous deal,” Coen informed reporters on Sunday. “Simply maintain that between us.”
Saleh was not obtainable to the media postgame, however 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan addressed whether or not his defensive coordinator's earlier remarks might have set issues off.
“I don't suppose try to be that delicate about it, however it's what it's,” Shanahan stated. “I'm not too nervous about it.”
Shanahan, 45, added that Saleh's signal-stealing feedback have been supposed as reward.
“I feel Saleh was paying them an enormous praise in what they're good at doing,” Shanahan stated.It's not unlawful. He stated there's nothing unlawful about itI suppose you employ the phrase signal stealing and what the headlines get with these sort of phrases, I feel the notion of that turns into improper.”
Jaguars defensive finish Josh Hines-Allen stated he wasn't stunned feelings boiled over.
“I'm truly excited that he type of stored his composure all through the sport,” Hines-Allen, 29, informed reporters after the sport. “After which, on the final minute, ‘Hey, do what you've acquired to do.'”
Saleh made his unique remarks to reporters on Thursday, September 25, when he stated the Jaguars used a “actually superior” system for decoding indicators.
Coen, requested concerning the feedback on Friday, September 26, declined to reply straight however stated utilizing pre-snap indicators was a part of teaching preparation.
“We've got type of sometimes by formation, by recreation plan, by working actually laborious as a training employees all through the week, making an attempt to get indicators by your formation, movement, shift, pre-snap,” Coen stated. “These are the issues that you simply're making an attempt to do as a coach in case you're making an attempt to place your gamers in one of the best place to achieve success, whether or not it's attacking man or zone protection along with your formations, motions and ideas.”
Jaguars quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, dismissed the controversy after the win.
“Positively, you employ all the things you'll be able to [for motivation], and in the event that they're going to present you free gas, you're taking it,” Lawrence, 25, stated postgame. “That stuff doesn't actually matter. You've acquired to go deal with enterprise and execute and discover a option to win the sport, which we did at this time.”
