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Liam Coen, Robert Saleh have to be separated after Jacksonville Jaguars win at 49ers
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Jacksonville Jaguars coach Liam Coen and San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh exchanged words following the Jaguars' 26-21 win on Sept. 28 , three days after Saleh went public about the Jaguars' ability to legally "steal" offensive signals .
Saleh obviously meant the statement as a compliment in how the Jaguars and previous staffs connected with Coen were able to decode pre-snap defensive signals, but Coen clearly didn't take kindly to basically having his integrity questioned.
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The Coen-Saleh dust-up occurred on the field and Coen had to be led off by center Robert Hainsey .
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In the postgame press conference, Coen was given three chances by The Times-Union to address the situation.Coen's responses …
"It was not a big deal. Just keep that between us."
And …
"I'm going to keep that between us."
And …
"Nope, we're just going to keep that between us right now. That's it."
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Said Hainsey: "You saw after the game what this meant to Liam."
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A Jaguars source added: "When you use the term 'stealing,' — I didn't know making adjustments or changing the play at the line of scrimmage was stealing."
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Liam Coen, Robert Saleh separated after heated exchange on field
