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Jets head coach Robert Saleh on adversity: Bring it on

June 2, 2021; Florham Park, NJ, USA; New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh during New York Jets OTA practice at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. Credit: Noah K. Murray/Newsday/Noah K. Murray

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The Jets opened a three-day minicamp Tuesday under bright blue skies, low humidity and warm temperatures – perfect conditions for their midday practice and the ultimate setting for a team with so much optimism about what lies ahead.

First-year coach Robert Saleh shares that optimism, but what he’s most anxious for is when conditions turn gloomy and his team is faced with challenges that seem far removed from the euphoria of Tuesday’s setting.