FLORHAM PARK, NJ – The New York Jets, ending one of the worst seasons in franchise history, reached an agreement in principle with Robert Saleh to make him the new coach of the franchise, the club announced.
Sale, 41, who worked as the defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers until last season, pretty much met with the Jets last Friday and quickly established himself as the lead candidate. On Tuesday he flew to New Jersey for a second interview.
Saleh¡, who received interview requests from six of the seven teams left without a head coach at the end of the 2020 regular season, will replace Adam Gase, who finished 9-23 and was fired immediately after the close. of the regular season.