Jets proprietor Woody Johnson has denied an NFL Community report that he had a “very heated dialog” with Robert Saleh.
The NFL homeowners conferences are happening in Orlando this week, and that is the place the dispute was mentioned to happen.
“All this nonsense a couple of heated argument between Coach Saleh and me on the League Assembly is totally false. It’s one more irresponsible report from NFL Community. Please disregard,” Johnson posted Thursday on X.
The story had began to flow into on Wednesday when NFL Community host Colleen Wolfe revealed the alleged interplay on the “Across the NFL” program.
“Relating to my feedback surrounding the Jets on the @AroundTheNFL podcast: no, I used to be not on the Annual Assembly and sure, I used to be advised of the alternate between head coach Robert Saleh & Woody Johnson by somebody in attendance,” she wrote.
“Others on-site Sunday night time have since reached out and described the interplay in another way. My intent wasn’t to interrupt information, I depart that to the insiders. My sincerest apologies to the Jets group for the pointless distraction throughout such a vital a part of their offseason.”
On the podcast, she had described an animated interplay.
“From a really dependable supply on the homeowners’ conferences, there was a really heated dialog between Woody and Robert Saleh, to the purpose the place it was a bit of awkward,” Wolfe mentioned. “What had been they arguing about?”
She mentioned it had occurred on the get together on the homeowners conferences.
“Hey, who is aware of? May’ve been about something,” Wolfe continued.
“Perhaps they had been disagreeing about how they like their steak cooked. Doubt that, although.”
She clarified that she “wouldn’t say argument — only a heated dialogue … What had been they discussing?”
Saleh is coming into his fourth season because the Jets’ head coach.
The Jets have an 18-33 file throughout his tenure, although final yr’s 7-10 marketing campaign was seen as one thing of a “mulligan” season after Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles on the workforce’s fourth snap from scrimmage.
“My resolution is to maintain them,” Johnson advised The Publish of Saleh in December. “I feel we’ve had some very optimistic strikes. The tradition of the workforce is lots higher. The protection is healthier. The offense wants a couple of items.”