49ers coach Robert Saleh owns viral confrontation with Jaguars' Liam Coen: 'Wrong choice of words'

San Francisco ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh owned up to his part in a post-game confrontation with Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen on Sunday After the Jaguars defeated the ers on the road - Saleh and Coen went viral as they needed to be held back after screaming at one another on the field Coen was seen saying Keep my name out of your mouth The altercation stemmed from Saleh using the phrase legal sign stealing during a news conference before their battle But he downplayed what happened in his first time speaking with reporters CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM It is all good he stated via ESPN Whatever happened on Sunday doesn t change how I feel In my heart I genuinely was trying to give a compliment and I own the fact that I apparently used the wrong choice of words but however you want to word it I mean they re really really good at putting their players in position to be achieving Coen also downplayed the situation after the match saying that it wasn t a big deal and we ll keep that between us JAGUARS' LIAM COEN TELLS ERS' ROBERT SALEH TO 'KEEP MY NAME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH' IN FIERY POSTGAME MOMENTSaleh continued to give praise to Coen saying that he does a hell of a job As coaches we re invariably chasing leverage he explained They re trying to have winning leverage We re trying to take leverage away and everyone in the league is trying to find every avenue they can 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 their players a chance to be in a flourishing position That s exhausting and every association does it Certain do it better than others and it was my way of acknowledging that these guys are really really really good at it And like I mentioned Sunday doesn t change that Sign-stealing in the NFL is legal as long as boundaries are not crossed Teams are allowed to use TV tape and all- film to figure out signals on any side of the ball Before games while also having their own staff in the press box to try to break down signals in real-time Here s what Saleh reported on Thursday at the event at length Liam and his staff a couple of guys coming from Minnesota they ve got legally a really advanced signal-stealing-type system where they unfailingly find a way to put themselves in an advantageous situation he announced They do a great job with it They formation you they just try to find any nugget they can so we ve got to be great with our signals and we ve got to be great with our communication to combat a few of the tells that we might give on the field They re almost elite in that regard that whole entire tree of Sean McVay to Kevin O Connell to all those guys They all do it The ers had their three-game win streak snapped on Sunday after falling to the Jaguars who are also - Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter