Robert Saleh to Lead New York Jets as<br />the First Muslim Head Coach in the NFL.<br />The New York Jets have officially signed a five-year<br />deal with Robert Saleh to be their new head coach. .<br />The team made<br />the announcement<br />on Thursday.<br />Saleh, the former defensive coordinator<br />for the San Francisco 49ers, will be the<br />NFL’s first-ever Muslim head coach.<br />He will also be the third Arab American<br />to coach in the league. .<br />Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesperson for the<br />Council on American-Islamic Relations, said Saleh’s<br />hiring was a sign of “increasing inclusion.”.<br />We welcome this development as<br />another sign of the increasing inclusion<br />and recognition of American Muslims<br />in our diverse society, Ibrahim Hooper, via Complex.<br />The Jet’s previous<br />head coach, Adam Gase,<br />was fired on January 3<br />after a two-year run<br />with the team. .<br />The Jets went 2-14 this<br />past season, making his<br />overall win-loss ratio<br />as their coach 9-23.
