March 28, 2024, 8:00 p.m. ET
Woody Johnson spoke out about a report that he and the Jets coach had spoken
The owner of the New York Jets, Woody Johnson, took to social media on Thursday to refute a TV presenter’s claim NFL Network that he and the coach Robert Saleh got into a “very heated conversation” earlier this week at the league’s annual meeting NFL in Orlando, Florida.
“All this nonsense about a heated argument between Coach Saleh and I at the league meeting is absolutely false,” Woody Johnson stressed in X. “It is yet another irresponsible report from NFL Network. Please ignore it.”
It’s unusual for Johnson, 76, to respond this way, but he obviously felt compelled after a comment from Colleen Wolfe of NFL Network gained steam Wednesday night.
Jets owner Woody Johnson denies having a heated argument with coach Robert Saleh. AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
In the podcast “Around the NFL“, Wolfe shared that he learned about the alleged dispute between Johnson and Saleh from a “very reliable source.” Initially, he commented that it occurred at the cocktail reception of the NFL Monday night at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, which hosted the league meetings NFL. Later in the podcast, he said it was Sunday night, not Monday. He didn’t provide any further details except that it became “a little awkward.”
In a statement issued Thursday, Colleen Wolfe He apologized to the Jets “for the unnecessary distraction.”
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“Regarding my comments about the Jets on the podcast @AroundTheNFL: No, I was not at the Annual Meeting and yes, someone who was present told me about the exchange between the head coach Robert Saleh y Woody Johnson. Others who were there Sunday have since described the conversation differently. My intention was not to give news, I’ll leave that to those in the know. “My sincere apologies to the Jets organization for the unnecessary distraction during such a crucial part of their offseason,” he noted in the statement, which was published on X.
The Johnson-Saleh relationship has been under the microscope since the end of the season: a disappointing 7-10 campaign for the Jets. Tension around the team increased in early February when Johnson, speaking to reporters at the NFL Honors in Las Vegasput everyone in the organization on alert by saying he expected a big improvement in 2024.
Woody Johnson said Robert Saleh and the general manager Joe Douglas “You’ve seen me as angry as I can be with what was going on… We have all this talent, and we have to deploy it appropriately. So, I think everyone got the message. This is it. This is the time to go. We have to produce this year.” On Monday morning, Saleh addressed reporters for the first time since the end of the season.
Asked about Johnson’s scathing comments in February, Saleh told reporters: “Woody provides a lot of good ideas, he really does. Regardless of what the tone may or may not be, it’s the message that’s important, and he’s delivered a lot. comments; really good, thoughtful messages that have helped us progress, especially during this offseason.”
“He will help us during the campaign. Therefore, his words are always welcome. He is the owner of the team and his frustrations are shared with everyone.”
Los Jets have gone 13 consecutive seasons without reaching the playoffs, the longest drought for any team in the four major sports leagues in the United States. USA. They started last season with aspirations of Super Bowlbut everything fell apart when the quarterback Aaron Rodgers He tore his left Achilles tendon on the fourth play of the season.
In OrlandoJohnson admitted that he is “pretty impressed” with the team’s offseason.
“I like to win games, like many other owners,” he added. “Losing games is not the reason we’re in this. We’re in this to win games. So we want to win games and we’re trying to build a team. I think I’ve made really good progress building a team to make that happen.” “.
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