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Robert Saleh: 5 Things About the NY Jets Coach Who Was Fired

The New York Jets fired Robert as their head coach in 2024. Learn more about him and his coaching career.

(Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) The former NFL coach’s brother, David Saleh, narrowly escaped the South Tower of the former World Trade Center in New York City during the September 11, 2001, attacks. After serving on the coaching staffs of the Seattle Seahawks, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the San Francisco 49ers, the New York Jets hired Robert in 2021. “This morning, I informed Robert Saleh that he will no longer serve as Head Coach of the Jets,” Woody said in a statement shared to social media.

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