The Bengals today finalized their coaching staff for the 2025 season with the hirings of Sean Desai as senior defensive assistant and Mike Moon as defensive assistant. The team also promoted Jordan Salkin to assistant wide receivers coach.
Desai comes to Cincinnati from the L.A. Rams, where he spent the 2024 season as senior defensive assistant. He previously served as defensive coordinator for Philadelphia in 2023 and associate head coach/defensive assistant for Seattle in '22. He broke into NFL coaching in 2013 with Chicago, where he spent nine seasons in various coaching roles, including defensive coordinator in '21.
Prior to his time with the Bears, Desai spent seven years (2007-12) in the collegiate ranks, working both in coaching and administrative capacities. He was on Temple University's coaching staff from 2007-10, served as assistant director of football operations at the University of Miami (Fla.) in '11, and was running backs coach/special teams coordinator at Boston College in '12.
Moon spent the past four seasons at the University of Notre Dame, where he served as a defensive graduate assistant (2021-22), defensive analyst ('23) and senior defensive analyst ('24). He previously was on the coaching staff at Old Dominion University, holding the titles of defensive quality control coach (2017) and defensive graduate assistant ('18-20).
Salkin served as an offensive assistant in his first season on the Bengals' staff in 2024.
Here is a look at Cincinnati's 2025 coaching staff:
HEAD COACH:
ASSISTANT COACHES:
STAFF:
Doug Rosfeld (chief of coaching staff)
View the best shots of the Bengals staff at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine.
Director of player personnel Duke Tobin speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
Director of player personnel Duke Tobin speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
Director of player personnel Duke Tobin speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
Head coach Zac Taylor speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
Head coach Zac Taylor speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
Head coach Zac Taylor speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
Offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Offensive line coach Scott Peters speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Offensive line coach Scott Peters speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Offensive line coach Scott Peters speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Defensive coordinator Al Golden speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Defensive coordinator Al Golden speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Defensive coordinator Al Golden speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Linebackers coach Mike Hodges speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Linebackers coach Mike Hodges speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery speaks to the media at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
