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NFL Execs Rip Timing of Robert Saleh's Jets Firing: 'Seems a Little Premature'

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The New York Jets shocked the football world when they fired head coach Robert Saleh on Tuesday following a 2-3 start to the season, and some around the NFL believe they may have jumped the gun with that decision.

"Five games into his first (true) season with Aaron Rodgers seems a little premature to me," an NFL executive told The Athletic's Jeff Howe of Saleh's firing.

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