FLORHAM PARK, NJ—If “All Gas, No Brake” still serves as the official moniker of the New York Jets—the now-2022 iteration—then “knocking on wood” is a close second.
Jets sophomore head football coach Robert Saleh cannot help but literally knock on wood each time injuries are mentioned. And considering injuries are an unhealthy yet legitimate part of this game we label football, Saleh has both uttered the phrase and used his right-hand knuckles against the podium more times than we can count.
“It is (frustrating). You’re always going to (have injuries). You’re never not (going to suffer injuries),” Saleh told the media Thursday when asked if injuries are frustrating.