FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The unrest began the morning of Oct. 8, when New York Jets owner Woody Johnson walked into coach Robert Saleh's office and fired him in a conversation that lasted only slightly longer than a 30-second timeout.
The turmoil spiked Sunday at Gillette Stadium, where the Jets unraveled in mind-boggling fashion in a last-minute loss to the New England Patriots.
It brought interim coach Jeff Ulbrich to the verge of tears in the locker room as he tried to convince his demoralized team that its five-game losing streak is «a moment of darkness,» not a permanent blackout.
Over a 20-day span, the Jets changed head coaches, demoted playcaller Nathaniel Hackett, traded for quarterback Aaron Rodgers' favorite wide receiver in Davante Adams and settled a contract holdout with Haason Reddick, an edge rusher who had been in no rush to report to the team that traded for him in April.