49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh’s comment last week that the Jaguars are “ almost elite ” at stealing signs legally was not taken kindly by Jaguars head coach Liam Coen and the two men exchanged words on the field after last Sunday’s 26-21 Jaguars win.

Saleh addressed the incident in a press conference on Tuesday and reiterated that he wasn’t accusing the Jaguars of doing anything that was against the rules. He said that he thinks “if I said the word film study” rather than mentioning signals, there would have been no response to what he meant as a compliment to what Coen and the Jaguars staff is doing.

“As a coach, watching their tape, I recognize the amount of hours that must be spent to be able to build formations and define every little indicator they can to give

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