The New York Jets have fired head coach Robert Saleh as the team goes 2-3, sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will take over in the interim.
The Jets are coming off a 23-17 loss to the undefeated Minnesota Vikings in London. Their hopes of winning this game ended when Aaron Rodgers was the victim of an interception deep in Vikings territory while the Jets were trying to score the decisive touchdown.
New York also lost 10-9 to the Denver Broncos in Week 4, with their field goal attempt failing in the final minute of play.
Saleh was in his fourth season with the Jets, having missed the playoffs in each of the last three campaigns. Taking over a franchise in the midst of a rebuild, Saleh went 4-13 in his first season and 7-10 in each of the last two years.
Saleh, who was hired by the Jets in 2021, was 20-36 during his tenure.
Saleh’s firing marks the first time in owner Woody Johnson’s 25-year tenure that he has shown a head coach the door midway through the season.
The Jets entered the 2024 season with high expectations, with quarterback Aaron Rodgers returning from an Achilles injury that ruined his 2023 season after just four games, but they struggled offensively.
The Jets will face the Buffalo Bills next Monday and will have the opportunity, in case of victory, to be tied for first place in the American East division.
Ulbrich played 10 seasons as a linebacker with the San Francisco 49ers. He joined the Jets with the arrival of Saleh in 2021. He had spent the previous six seasons as an assistant with the Atlanta Falcons.
