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    Jets are firing coach Robert Saleh after a 2-3 start to the season, source says

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    Dennis Waszak Jr.
    | Associated press

    The New York Jets have fired coach Robert Saleh after the team’s 2-3 start in his fourth season, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press.

    Saleh was 20-36 as coach of the Jets, who are trying to break the NFL’s longest active playoff drought at 13 seasons.

    Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will serve as interim coach, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the Jets had not announced Saleh’s firing.

    This is the first time in owner Woody Johnson’s 25-year tenure that a head coach has been fired during the season.

    The surprise move came a day after Saleh said he was confident Aaron Rodgers and the Jets could turn things around after two straight losses, including a 23-17 loss to undefeated Minnesota on Sunday in London. Rodgers had his worst game against New York, throwing three interceptions.

    “There is so much football to play,” Saleh said on Monday. “There are so many things we can get better at, and there are so many things we can continue to build on, the things we are good at.

    “So I’m not panicking. No one in the building is panicking.”

    But apparently Johnson had seen enough of Saleh to make change.

    The Jets face the Buffalo Bills (3-2) on Monday night with a chance to share the AFC East lead with a win. But instead of Saleh, it will be the 47-year-old Ulbrich who leads the team on the sidelines.

    Ulbrich, who played linebacker for 10 seasons with San Francisco, joined the Jets in 2021 as part of Saleh’s initial staff. Ulbrich was an assistant at Atlanta for six seasons before coming to New York.

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