Jets nonetheless taking part in for Robert Saleh after shock firing: Sauce Gardner

Sauce Gardner deleted the X app off his cellphone this week as a result of he was bored with the negativity on it.

So he had no concept that the Jets had fired Robert Saleh till he obtained a textual content message from his agent.

Gardner then turned to Google and located a narrative about Saleh’s firing.

“I used to be shocked,” Gardner mentioned. “The fact is, we’re 2-3. Every thing continues to be in entrance of us. I used to be actually shocked. Coach Saleh and I have been extraordinarily shut for the reason that day the Jets first drafted me. To be sincere, he modified my life.

“The place I come from, all of the stuff that I’ve been via in rising up in Detroit and for him to have the ability to take an opportunity on me … that’s why for his birthday I textual content him and yearly I say, ‘I admire you for taking an opportunity on me.’ ”

Gardner mentioned the Jets are nonetheless taking part in for Saleh.

“We doing it for him nonetheless. That’s simply what it’s,” Gardner mentioned. “We’re nonetheless doing it for him as a result of we all know every part he did was out of the kindness of his coronary heart to make the staff higher.”

Gardner mentioned the criticism of Saleh was unfair.

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“Individuals can say it’s his fault however, realistically, we’re grown males who receives a commission thousands and thousands of {dollars},” Gardner mentioned. “We should always be capable of be held accountable. We should always be capable of appropriate ourselves and the errors that we make. It positively threw me off. He’s an amazing man, an amazing coach. He at all times helped me discover methods to get higher. Not simply me, all the blokes round, coaches as nicely. He was a real chief, a man that all of us adopted. I nonetheless can’t consider it.”

Interim coach Jeff Ulbrich mentioned he has been speaking to a few of his teaching mentors since taking the function Tuesday.

He talked about Washington’s Dan Quinn, Atlanta’s Raheem Morris and Inexperienced Bay’s Matt LaFleur as coaches he has spoken to this week for recommendation.

“I’m very lucky to have lots of present head coaches which have a deep understanding of what this place appears like, looks like, and what’s crucial to achieve success in it,” Ulbrich mentioned.

QB Aaron Rodgers (ankle) was restricted in apply Thursday, however Ulbrich mentioned there isn’t a fear that he would possibly miss Monday’s recreation.

OT Morgan Moses (knee) was restricted however Ulbrich mentioned he’s on monitor to play after lacking the final two video games. LB C.J. Mosley (toe) was restricted.

Mosley has missed the final three video games.

CB Michael Carter (again) didn’t apply.

Carter injured his hamstring earlier than Sunday’s loss to the Vikings and now has a again challenge.

TE Tyler Conklin (hip) was restricted and OT Tyron Smith (relaxation) didn’t apply.