Jets Stunningly Fire Coach Robert Saleh – KXL

(Associated Press) – Robert Saleh insisted no one was panicked about the New York Jets’ slow start.

A day later, he was out of a job.

Owner Woody Johnson made the stunning decision Tuesday to fire Saleh five games into his fourth season after the team’s 2-3 start.

Johnson said in a statement he believed the Jets were not where they should be given their expectations.

Saleh was 20-36 as coach of the Jets.

His firing marks the first time in Johnson’s 25-year tenure that a head coach has been fired during the season.

Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will serve as interim coach for the rest of the season.