While the four years he was in charge of the Jets coaching staff were a resounding failure, Robert Saleh interviewed for a few head coaching roles and almost ended up as Jacksonville’s new head coach. Eventually, he ended up back in San Francisco in the defensive coordinator role he held before the Jets hired him in 2021.
What about everyone else who coached under him though? Surprisingly, most of them were hired, some in equivalent or even better jobs. Let’s list out the main ones in terms of their final season with the Jets:
2024
Jeff Ulbrich went from Jets defensive coordinator (and, briefly, interim head coach) to the same role with the Falcons.
Offensive coordinator Nate Hackett and tight ends coach Ron Middleton are currently out of work.
Wide receivers coach Shawn Jefferson remained in the same role with the Jets.
Passing game coordinator Todd Downing and running backs coach Tony Dews were hired by New England. Downing as their wideouts coach and Dews in the same role.
Offensive line coach Keith Carter and his assistant Ben Wilkerson both got new jobs as assistant offensive line coaches with the Vikings and Browns respectively.
Defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton and special teams coordinator Brant Boyer remain in the same role with their new teams; Dallas and the 49ers respectively.
Safeties coach Marquand Manuel is now the defensive backs coach and defensive passing game coordinator for the Giants. This represents a promotion so he might have left for this role anyway.
Defensive backs coach Tony Oden is now in Tennessee where he is also the defensive passing game coordinator but has essentially been demoted to cornerbacks coach.
Linebackers coach Mike Rutenberg joined Ulbrich in Atlanta as his defensive passing game coordinator.
2023
Ricky Manning Jr. was a defensive assistant with the Jets, then spent a year as the Raiders’ cornerbacks coach before being fired.
Special teams assistant Michael Ghobrial has gone up in the world though. He’s been the Giants’ special teams coordinator since the start of last season.
Quarterbacks coach Rob Calabrese is now an offensive assistant with the Rams.
Running backs coach Taylor Embree and receivers coach Zach Azzanni were able to find the same job elsewhere with Embree in New England and Azzanni in Pittsburgh. Embree has since been fired though.
2022
Mike LaFleur has been the Rams offensive coordinator since leaving the same position with the Jets.
Offensive line coach John Benton and assistant defensive line coach Greg Scruggs have changed roles a few times each since leaving the Jets. Benton had a year off and a year with the Saints but is now in the same role with Seattle. Scruggs was the defensive line coach for Wisconsin for a year, then had a year off before being hired by Saleh to be an assistant defensive line coach in San Francisco.
Receivers coach Miles Austin remains out of work after having been suspended indefinitely for gambling.
2021
Steve Scarnecchia was in a chief of staff role in Saleh’s first year and is now in a similar role on the Falcons staff with Ulbrich.
Jake Moreland was an assistant offensive line coach in Saleh’s first year, then had a year as the Broncos’ tight end coach. He’s been the Texans’ tight end coach since then.
Matt Cavanaugh has been out of football since leaving the Jets.