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FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2020, file photo, then-San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh cheers on his team from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, in Seattle. The New York Jets' new head coach is charged with turning around the fortunes of a franchise that has missed out on the playoffs the past 10 seasons — the NFL's longest active drought — and has a few generations of frustrated fans impatiently waiting for at least a chance at another Super Bowl. After all, it has been 52 years and counting. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)

Saleh begins tough task of changing Jets’ identity, culture

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 11, 2019, file photo, new New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas, left, poses for a photo with owner Christopher Johnson during a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility in Florham Park, N.J. Johnson said the search for a new head coach will be a collaborative effort between him, Douglas and team president Hymie Elhai, but Douglas will take the lead in finding the next hire. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Search for new coach begins for Jets, with Douglas in charge

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

FILE - New York Jets owner Christopher Johnson walks out onto the field during practice before an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Christopher Johnson felt the same way most Jets fans did Sunday night. Embarrassed. Frustrated. Angry. “It was a mess on Sunday,” Johnson said Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. “No question. I was not happy about that at all.”(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jets’ Johnson still believes in Gase, Darnold to lead team

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

Authorities: Missing 8-year-old boy found dead in hotel pool

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A statue depicts a man holding the state law that made Juneteenth a state holiday is shown Wednesday, June 17, 2020, in Galveston, Texas. The inscription on the statue reads &quot;On June 19, 1865, at the close of the Civil War, U.S. Army General Gordon Granger issued an order in Galveston stating that the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation was in effect. That event, later known as &quot;Juneteenth,&quot; marked the end of slavery in Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Unrest and virus make Juneteenth activist and reflective

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO, EMILY LESHNER and and GARY FIELDS - Associated Press

Officers cleared in fatal shooting of man in SW Washington

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Retired officer sentenced for gifting department iPhones

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FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2019, file photo, New York Jets head coach Adam Gase, right, talks to quarterback Sam Darnold (14) on the sideline prior to the start the first half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jets are enduring a tough season under first-year coach Adam Gase and young quarterback Sam Darnold they hope will be the foundation of long-term success. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Darnold: Another year with Gase will be ‘absolutely amazing’

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

New York Jets head coach Adam Gase speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Jets’ Johnson: Gase’s job safe, will remain coach in 2020

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

New York Jets strong safety Jamal Adams (33) tackles New England Patriots' James White (28) during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Jets’ Adams speaks to owner, still hasn’t met with coach, GM

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

Missing teen from Missouri found in South Dakota after chase

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Rhode Island poet sues Providence, police officer

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New York Jets head coach Adam Gase takes questions from reporters before the NFL football team's practice in Florham Park, N.J., Thursday, May 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Jets’ Gase: Had no input on GM firing; excited about Bell

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

New York Jets head coach Adam Gase speaks during an NFL football news conference Friday, May 10, 2019, in Florham Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Jets’ Gase: There was no power struggle with Maccagnan

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

In this Dec. 31, 2018 file photo, New York Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan speaks to reporters in Florham Park, N.J. The New York Jets have fired Maccagnan and coach Adam Gase will serve as the acting GM in his place. The stunning decision by team chairman and CEO Christopher Johnson was announced in a statement posted on the team's Twitter account. Maccagnan had been the Jets' general manager since 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) **FILE**

Jets fire GM Mike Maccagnan; coach Adam Gase acting GM

By Dennis Waszak Jr. - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2019 file photo New York Jets owner Christopher Johnson participates in a news conference in Florham Park, N.J. Picture this: New York Jets owner Christopher Johnson parading around next winter with a certain Super Bowl bauble on his head. Sure, Johnson was dreaming about something his franchise hasn’t achieved since 1969: an NFL championship. But in March, optimism flows through everyone in pro football. “If we win the Lombardi Trophy,” Johnson said Sunday, March 24, 2019 before the league meetings begin, “I will wear it like a crown until people are sick of me. Can you take that off his head?” (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Jets owner jokingly envisions self wearing Lombardi Trophy

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

New York Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan speaks to reporters in Florham Park, N.J., Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. After firing Todd Bowles on Sunday night, the New York Jets are focused on bringing in someone who will be able to lead a franchise that has missed the playoffs for eight straight seasons but has a promising young quarterback in Sam Darnold and expects to be busy in free agency this offseason. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Maccagnan sticking around, so it’s on GM to turn Jets around

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

New York Jets owner Christopher Johnson speaks to reporters in Florham Park, N.J., Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. After firing Todd Bowles on Sunday night, the New York Jets are focused on bringing in someone who will be able to lead a franchise that has missed the playoffs for eight straight seasons but has a promising young quarterback in Sam Darnold and expects to be busy in free agency this offseason. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Jets keeping reporting structure as search for coach begins

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

Jets’ Christopher Johnson dishes on Darnold, expectations

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

New York Jets owner Christopher Wold Johnson looks on before an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Christopher Johnson says New York Jets players can protest anthem despite new NFL policy

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times