— Because of unusual circumstances, New York Jets chairman Woody Johnson wasn’t involved in the hiring of coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas.
“They’ve got a tremendous amount of leeway,” Johnson said Wednesday, speaking to the football media for the first time in four years.
He ceded control of the team to his younger brother, Christopher, who changed coaches and hired a new general manager.
On the field, they were a disaster — an 18-46 record, tied with the New York Giants for the league’s worst mark over that span.
Johnson, who made the playoffs six times in his first decade as the owner , said he wants to win now.
“We’ll do everything in our power to put a winning team on the field this year …
“The office of civil rights conducted an extensive survey the allegations and concluded that none of it was substantiated, none of it,” he said.