Jets owner Woody Johnson took to Twitter/X Thursday to deny recent reports that he and head coach Robert Saleh had a heated argument during the Annual League Meeting in Orlando.
Earlier in the week, NFL Network’s Colleen Wolfe reported that Johnson and Saleh got into a “very heated argument” and things got “awkward”.
“I will say, from a very reliable source at the owners meetings, there was a very heated conversation between Woody and Robert Saleh, to the point where it was a little awkward,” Wolfe said Tuesday. (H/T CBS Sports)
Johnson is now telling fans to disregard that report, sharing the following message on Twitter.
All this nonsense about a heated argument between Coach Saleh and me at the League Meeting is absolutely false. It is yet another irresponsible report from NFL Network. Please disregard.
— Woody Johnson (@woodyjohnson4) March 28, 2024
SNY’s Connor Hughes also reported Wednesday night there was no such verbal argument between the two sides.
There was no verbal argument between Robert Saleh and Woody Johnson at the NFL’s annual meeting reception.
I know because I was at the party where this apparently happened, feet from Saleh & Johnson, before Johnson & Jets contingent left. Woody took them out to dinner.…
— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) March 28, 2024
Johnson more or less gave Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas a “playoffs or bust” ultimatum for this season without actually coming right out and saying that.
All that said, the hopes of the Jets having a quiet offseason, while always unlikely, have quickly dashed yet again. Between Aaron Rodgers almost becoming a vice presidential candidate to Johnson first saying the Jets didn’t have a backup quarterback to walking those comments back and calling Zach Wilson a “valuable asset”. Now they have this to add to their plate. Just another typical offseason in Florham Park.
