Jets Stunningly Fire Coach Robert Saleh
October 8, 2024 9:58AM PDT
(Associated Press) – Robert Saleh insisted no one was panicked about the New York Jets’ slow start.
A day later, he was out of a job.
Owner Woody Johnson made the stunning decision Tuesday to fire Saleh five games into his fourth season after the team’s 2-3 start.
Johnson said in a statement he believed the Jets were not where they should be given their expectations.
Saleh was 20-36 as coach of the Jets.
His firing marks the first time in Johnson’s 25-year tenure that a head coach has been fired during the season.
Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will serve as interim coach for the rest of the season.
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