SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh is on high alert this week before playing Jacksonville.

Saleh said Jaguars coach Liam Coen's staff is “elite” when it comes to stealing defensive signals — in a legal fashion.

“They’ve got legally, a really advanced signal-stealing type system where they always find a way to put themselves in an advantageous situation,” Saleh said Thursday. “They do a great job with it. ... So, we’ve got to be great with our signals and we’ve got to be great with our communication to combat some of the tells that we might give on the field. They’re almost elite in that regard.”

Saleh said many coaches who worked under Sean McVay on the Rams or Kevin O'Connell in Minnesota are skilled at stealing signs. Coen spent four seasons o

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