Jets HC Robert Saleh tests positive for COVID-19

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Jets head coach Robert Saleh tests positive for COVID-19

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated 12/22/21

As if this season wasn't already disappointing enough for the New York Jets, head coach Robert Saleh is now the most recent member of the team to be added to a long list of personnel who have tested positive for COVID-19.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 22, 2021

Saleh, 42, joins a whopping 14 Jets players who are out because of COVID. He tested positive after having symptoms, according to ESPN.

Fifteen Jets out due to COVID-19:

HC Robert Saleh
CB Michael Carter
WR Elijah Moore
G Vera-Tucker
DL Foley Fatukasi
DE J.Franklin-Myers
ST Justin Hardee
LB H.Nasirildeen
S S.Neasman
WR Jeff Smith
LB Blake Cashman
LB Noah Dawkins
CB Lamar Jackson
DL Tanzel Smart
WR Vyncint Smith
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 22, 2021

Under the NFL's current rules, Saleh could still clear protocols and coach Sunday's game against the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars, although the team would be in capable hands with Middleton at the helm given he spent the previous eight seasons as part of the Jags organization.

Saleh is the third NFL coach to enter the league's COVID protocol. Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski was just cleared on Wednesday after being in protocol and missing Monday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders. New Orleans Saints coach Sean Peyton is currently going through his second stint on the COVID list.

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