There's an excellent chance the two-win Las Vegas Raiders give the boot to head coach Pete Carroll this offseason (if not sooner), given the whirlwind of tumult and inteptitude surrounding the silver and black over the course of 2025.
Should that happen, San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh might easily be on the shortlist of preferred Carroll replacements whom owner Mark Davis would target.
Vegas reportedly targeted Saleh last offseason, and as Sports Illustrated's Conor Orr recently reported, the offer was to make Saleh not only a well-compensated defensive coordinator but also an "heir" to Carroll thereafter.