Jets owner Woody Johnson rips 'irresponsible' report saying he had 'heated conversation' with Robert Saleh

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New York Jets owner Woody Johnson fired back at an NFL Network report, which said he had a "very heated conversation" with his head coach, Robert Saleh, at the NFL owners meetings in Orlando, Florida. 

"All this nonsense about a heated argument between Coach Saleh and me at the League Meeting is absolutely false," Johnson posted to his X account on Thursday. "It is yet another irresponsible report from NFL Network. Please disregard."

NFL Network host Colleen Wolfe reported on Johnson and Saleh getting into it during the podcast "Around the NFL."

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New York Jets owner Woody Johnson walks off the field prior to the game between the Jets and the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland on September 18, 2022. (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

"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 on the show. "What were they arguing about?"

Wolfe elaborated, saying the interaction came at a party earlier in the week.

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"Hey, who knows? Could’ve been about anything," she added.

After hearing from others about the interaction, Wolfe has since responded to Johnson with her own statement on X.

"Regarding my comments surrounding the Jets on the @AroundTheNFL podcast: no, I was not at the Annual Meeting and yes, I was told of the exchange between head coach Robert Saleh & Woody Johnson by someone in attendance. Others on-site Sunday night have since