The New York Jets reportedly fired Robert Saleh as head coach on Tuesday, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
It marks the first time Jets owner Woody Johnson has ever fired a coach during the season. Even more shocking, the decision came only five games into the 2024 regular season schedule.
Schefter also reported that defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has been named the team’s interim head coach.
The Jets haven’t won more than seven games under Saleh. There was hope that would change with Aaron Rodgers signing with the team in 2023, but the legendary quarterback went down with a season-ending injury on the first drive of the opener.
Rodgers returned for the 2024 season, and so far, the Jets have been shockingly underwhelming as a football team.
Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich is being named the New York Jets interim head coach, per source. pic.twitter.com/3a6SeI9G2r
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 8, 2024
They managed to knock off two struggling franchises in the New England Patriots and Tennessee Titans, but five games into the season, they are sitting at 2-3 with losses to the San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos and Minnesota Vikings.
The Patriots are slated to face the Jets in a rematch in Week 8. It’s unknown if the Jets will ride out the season with Ulbrich as the interim coach or if they have another pending immediate hire in mind.
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