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First-time head coach Robert Saleh has a hands-on, all-inclusive approach to managing

Jets head coach Robert Saleh on the field before a NFL preseason game against the Eagles at MetLife Stadium on Aug. 27. Credit: Corey Sipkin

Robert Saleh is one week away from his first real game as an NFL head coach, but he doesn’t sound or act like someone doing this for the first time.

Saleh, 42, is in his 17th consecutive year in the NFL. He’s had a variety of roles and been a part two Super Bowl teams and some two- and three-win groups. All of those experiences prepared him for this moment and this position.