Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl champion Deshea Townsend is now in consideration ... With the Lions on a bye week before their first playoff game, Townsend is set to begin his coaching interviews.

Saleh is also in the mix for possible head coaching jobs. Townsend is in his first season as passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach in Detroit after spending the previous two seasons ...

Deshea Townsend oversaw a Detroit Lions secondary that finished 30th in NFL in pass defense this season but tied for the ...

In addition to Robert Saleh, the 49ers have interviewed Detroit Lions defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend. Saleh obviously is the 49ers' first choice because ...

Saleh is also in the mix for possible head coaching jobs. Townsend is in his first season as passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach in Detroit after spending the previous two seasons ...

(AP) — The San Francisco 49ers began their search for a new defensive coordinator Thursday by interviewing Robert Saleh for a second stint at the job and Detroit Lions assistant Deshea Townsend.