Across the NFL, you can find stories of coaches keeping in contact with their former players. Whether it’s going from college to the NFL or coaches and players changing teams, we’ve seen plenty of unique ways people hold their personal relationships together.
As it turns out, New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh has a unique way to stay connected to a former player he coached.
Appearing on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football, San Francisco 49ers defensive end Arik Armstead mentioned the unique way that he and coach Saleh have remained connected over the years: the game of chess.