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- NFL Clubs
- In Robert Saleh, the Jets Believe They Found the Leader They Need
- Jets Sign Veteran Backup Quarterback, Correct Biggest Mistake
- Jets Select Physical Wisconsin RB Braelon Allen in 4th Round of 2024 NFL Draft
- Taulia Tagovailoa, brother of Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, to participate in Seahawks' rookie camp
- Gallery Best Photos from the 2024 Jets Draft Party

It’s an unlikely mark after Aaron Rodgers tore his left Achilles tendon four plays into his debut on Sept. 11. It appeared even more far-fetched when the Jets were sitting at 1-3 after an embarrassing loss to New England. At 42 years old, he is relatively young for an NFL head coach (with 20 of the 32 head coaches in the NFL being over the age of 60). If he succeeds during his five-year contract with the New York Jets, he could have a long career. He subsequently moved to the Seattle Seahawks, where he joined the defensive coaching staff in 2011 and contributed to a Super Bowl win in 2013. From 2014 to 2016 he was the linebacker coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Fast forward to 2019, and Holm, a 17-year Kansas City Chiefs season ticket holder, was watching his former D-II tight end coaching against the Chiefs for the Niners in the Super Bowl. So from Bobby Williams’ Spartans staff in 2002, Saleh embarked on a winding road of coaching stops, that also included grad assistant stints at Central Michigan and Georgia. "He is a collaborative leader," Vice Chairman Christopher W. Johnson said in a statement after Saleh's hiring. "I know he will develop the players on our roster, hold them accountable, and put them in a position to succeed. Most importantly, I believe they will connect with him."
In Robert Saleh, the Jets Believe They Found the Leader They Need
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In New York, Saleh, who's been among the NFL coaching ranks for 16 years, inherits a team coming off one of the worst seasons in franchise history. In addition to the 2-14 finish, the Jets' D allowed 28.6 PPG, the third-most in a season in franchise history. It was perhaps the biggest win in his three seasons as coach and lifted the Jets to 3-3 going into their bye this week.
Jets Sign Veteran Backup Quarterback, Correct Biggest Mistake
He credits members of that staff — Carroll, Gus Bradley, Ken Norton Jr., Kris Richard and Rocky Seto — with cracking open his shell, like his college buddies once did in Marquette. At the beginning of his coaching career, Robert Saleh could be seen with a clean-shaven head, completely devoid of any hair. This was the look he sported during his time as an assistant coach with the Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, and San Francisco 49ers. However, behind that bald head lay a story of transformation. The former San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator will stand on the sideline as a head coach for the first time, looking to lead the Jets to a season-opening victory over the Panthers.
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Last year, the entire friend group — T-Free, Wally, Chunk, Yeffy, Grumples, Mac, T-Ebs and Slinky — made the trip to New Jersey for Saleh’s home opener as Jets coach, without wives or kids. The whole group — minus Saleh — stayed in a house together near Florham Park, roommates again. It wasn’t until Sunday that it sunk in exactly what was happening. Once everyone in Saleh’s friend group got cellphones in the early 2000s, they started a group chat in WhatsApp. Even with the advent of iPhones, they’ve kept that same group message alive. Many of the members of that friend group declined to be interviewed by The Athletic.
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That’s something the Jets haven’t done since the glory days of Broadway Joe in 1969, when Joe Namath guaranteed and delivered the franchise its only Super Bowl win. David, Saleh’s oldest brother, was able to narrowly escape that day. His brother’s harrowing experience during the 9/11 attacks changed all that. Zach Wilson, the No. 2 overall pick, will also make his first appearance for the Jets. Texans wide receiver Tank Dell sustained minor wounds in a shooting in Sanford, Florida on Saturday night, the team announced in a statement Sunday.
The Minnesota Vikings have their new quarterback, and all that is left is to lock down Justin Jefferson. Speaking after the draft, general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah seems hopeful a deal will get done. With Saleh now in the fold, the Jets will begin another rebuild in earnest as it looks ahead to April's draft where they currently hold the No. 2 and 23 picks. Deciding on the much-speculated future of 2018 No. 3 overall pick Sam Darnold will be among Saleh's first orders of business.
"They're learning. You have to learn not to lose first. Then, once you learn how not to lose, you figure out how to win. Then, once you learn how to win, you have to learn how to close games." "I think you have a synergy of people," Johnson said during the 2022 offseason. "Those two people particularly are on absolutely the same page. That's a positive. Joe knows exactly what Robert needs at every position and they have a long list and criteria that they're looking at." In 2018, they all reunited in Marquette and took a visit to their old house.
The story of how Saleh eventually went down his path of coaching is well-told at this point. After graduating from NMU, Saleh got a job back in Dearborn as an analyst at Comerica Bank. His brother David was working at the World Trade Center the day of the attack, but made it out safely.
The Buffalo Bills are signing undrafted free agent Frank Gore Jr., NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe reported Saturday, per sources. Gore is the son of running back royalty, his father having ended an outstanding career in 2020 with 16,000 yards rushing. The leader of San Francisco's defense for the past four seasons, Saleh was the guiding force behind the unit's transformation into one of the NFL's most devastating defensive groups.
Saleh is believed to be the third Arab American to become a head coach in the NFL. He’s also the fourth active minority coach in the NFL, joining Miami’s Brian Flores, Washington’s Ron Rivera and Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin. Saleh’s defense carried the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance.
If the “volume of your voice comes with confidence,” as Saleh often says, he was still speaking quietly until he left Seattle. He spent six years with the Texans before getting hired to Pete Carroll’s staff with the Seahawks as a defensive quality control coach in 2011. His three years in Seattle turned into a crash course in leadership. It’s where he found his voice, and figured out what kind of coach he was going to be.