Robert Saleh's coaching record: How Jets head coach has fared since 2021 hiring
How successful has Robert Saleh been in his head coaching career?
The New York Jets' head coach is in the 20th year of his NFL coaching career, spanning back to his initial hiring in 2005 as a defensive intern with the Houston Texans.
Between that job as a defensive intern and his current role as New York's head coach, Saleh rose up the coaching ranks as a member of three other team's staffs. He was a defensive quality control coach for the Seattle Seahawks, a linebackers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars and a defensive coordinator with the San Francisco 49ers.
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Saleh is now in his fourth year as the head coach of the Jets and has yet to lead the team to the postseason. He has also been unable to pull New York out of the bottom rungs of the AFC East, where it has never finished better than third place.
After a 1-1 start, here's where his head coaching record stands through two weeks of the 2024 NFL season:
Robert Saleh career head coaching record
Since the Jets hired Saleh ahead of the 2021 season, he has led the Jets to a 19-34 record – a .358 win percentage.
New York has never qualified for the playoffs under Saleh.
Robert Saleh head coaching record by year
Year | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish |
2021 | 4 | 13 | .235 | 4th in AFC East |
2022 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 4th in AFC East |
2023 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 3rd in AFC East |
2024 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Currently tied for 2nd in AFC East |
Robert Saleh contract
Saleh signed a five-year contract with the Jets in January 2021. Pro Football Network estimated his salary to be around $5 million per year.
The head coach is in the fourth year of his contract this season.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Robert Saleh career record: How successful is Jets' head coach?