The Jets will not have Robert Saleh on Sunday.
The rookie head coach tested positive for COVID-19 during the week and didn’t test out of the protocol. As a result, tight ends coach Ron Middleton will serve as the acting head coach for his team’s Week 16 matchup with Jacksonville.
While that will be a major storyline in this game, eyes will additionally be fixated on the pair of quarterbacks. Rookie Jaguar Trevor Lawrence and rookie Jet Zach Wilson were the No. 1 and 2 overall picks (respectively) of the 2021 NFL Draft.