Lions defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend interviewed with the San Francisco 49ers for their vacant defensive coordinator job, the 49ers announced Thursday. Townsend is in his first season with ...

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

ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions are the third team in the last 15 years to lose their offensive and defensive coordinators to NFL head coaching openings in the same offseason. Former offensive ...

DBs coach Deshea Townsend (candidate for 49ers defensive coordinator) Assistant ST coach Jett Modkins (candidate for 49ers ST coordinator) Possibly following Glenn to New York, according to FOX ...

To this date, the 49ers have interviewed two candidates for their defensive coordinator role — Robert Saleh and Detroit Lions’ passing-game coordinator Deshea Townsend. Assistant Brandon ...

From the vault:Intensity, smarts and people skills: Why Lions' Sheppard is a coach on the rise Deshea Townsend (Lions defensive backs coach) Townsend just wrapped up his first season with the ...