Jets hire 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh as coach By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Jan 15, 2021 Jan 15, 2021 Updated Feb 21, 2021 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets were searching for a leader, someone who could bring a frustrated, playoff-starved franchise back to respectability.kAm%96J E9:?< E96J 7@F?5 E96:C 8FJ :? #@36CE $2=69]k^AmkAm%96 y6ED C624965 2? 28C66>6?E :? AC:?4:A=6 H:E9 E96 A@AF=2C 2?5 6?6C86E:4 $2? uC2?4:D4@ ch6CD 5676?D:G6 4@@C5:?2E@C %9FCD52J ?:89E E@ 9:C6 9:> 2D E96:C 9625 4@249] $2=69 C6A=246D p52> v2D6[ H9@ H2D 7:C65 3J @? y2?] b 27E6C 8@:?8 h\ab :? 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