Conflicting reports about what happened after the Jets fired Robert Saleh

The New York Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh and then a little circus unfolded.

Or is it?

We have conflicting reports.

On Tuesday, Saleh was released by the Jets after a 2-3 start to the season. The coach who was hired in 2021 and had an overall record of 20-36. The firing came due to apparent disagreements with quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

The team informed Saleh of his decision in a meeting that also included owner Woody Johnson.

Saleh eventually left the building. This is what happens when you get fired. But was he accompanied by security?

This is what NFL insider Jordan Schultz and Pro Football Talk reported:

I understand that Robert Saleh was fired this morning and then escorted out of the building by team security. There was no meeting with players to inform them or anything like that. He was in the building for work and then he left the building and was unemployed. pic.twitter.com/BH7YjnvRN0

— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) October 8, 2024

Jets coach Robert Saleh was escorted out of the building by the team’s security director. (His predecessor, Adam Gase, was not.)

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) October 8, 2024

That seems a bit…unusual to me. It wouldn’t really be the best look for the Jets either.

If that happened.

Subsequent reports from ESPN and SNY found the opposite:

The story about Saleh and the person escorted by security is a little off. From what I understand, the head of security escorted him to his car, which is protocol. It’s not like they had to forcibly remove him from the premises or anything like that. #Jets

— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) October 8, 2024

Multiple sources have told me that Robert Saleh was not escorted out of the team facility by security. #Jets

— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) October 8, 2024

The two sides of the reporting clearly seem to be coming from two different quarters. Pro-Saleh and anti-Saleh. Regardless, in this case we will probably never know exactly what that situation looked like.