Jets owner Woody Johnson rips NFL Network’s report about ‘heated argument’ with HC Robert Saleh

Woody Johnson, chairman of the New York Jets, had some words for NFL Network. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

New York Jets team owner Woody Johnson took to social media Thursday to deny a report from an NFL Network host about a “very heated conversation” between he and head coach Robert Saleh at the league’s annual league meetings in Orlando, Florida earlier this week.

“All this nonsense about a heated argument between Coach Saleh and me at the league meeting is absolutely false,” Johnson wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “It is yet another irresponsible report from NFL Network. Please disregard”

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

He was referencing NFL Network’s Colleen Wolfe, who told her co-hosts and the “Around the NFL” podcast audience that she had a tip “from a very reliable source.”

“At the owners meetings, there was a very heated conversation between Woody and Robert Saleh,” she reported. “To the point where it was a little awkward.”

Discussion about the topic lasted for over five minutes, with her co-hosts reveling in the “developing news.” Wolfe emphasized that the exchange should be regarded as passionate but not an argument.

“It could have been about anything,” she teased. “Where there’s smoke there’s fire.”

A few hours after Johnson’s tweet, Wolfe released a statement renouncing her report and apologizing to the Jets:

“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 reached out and described the interaction differently. My intent wasn’t to break news, I leave that to the insiders. My sincerest apologies to the Jets organization for…

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Publish date : 2024-03-28 21:27:20

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