{"id":407904,"date":"2022-09-29T19:21:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T19:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=407904"},"modified":"2022-09-29T19:21:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T19:21:11","slug":"new-york-jets-coach-confirms-donald-trumps-huge-claim-during-a-recent-rally-in-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/new-york-jets-coach-confirms-donald-trumps-huge-claim-during-a-recent-rally-in-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Jets Coach Confirms Donald Trump&#8217;s Huge Claim During a Recent Rally in North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump has been totally enamored with football for much of his life. Former President Donald Trump mentioned the New York Jets&#8217; comeback victory over the Cleveland Browns during a rally recently held in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Fans weren&#8217;t sure how to interpret the news at the moment. But this week, Robert Saleh, the head coach of the New York Jets, acknowledged that he spoke with Trump over the phone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_407905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-407905\" style=\"width: 992px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407905\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/trump-01-rally-as-190817_hpMain_4x3_992.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump\" width=\"992\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/trump-01-rally-as-190817_hpMain_4x3_992.jpg 992w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/trump-01-rally-as-190817_hpMain_4x3_992-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/trump-01-rally-as-190817_hpMain_4x3_992-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-407905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credits: ABC News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump has made unsuccessful attempts to buy an NFL club, control the New Jersey Generals in a former USFL, and criticize athletes like Colin Kaepernick who have kneeled during the national anthem to denounce systematic racism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title=\"Miami Dolphins Practice Recording Scandal: New Details Emerge That Could Serve as a Lesson For Both NFL and Dolphins\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/miami-dolphins-practice-recording-scandal-new-details-emerge-that-could-serve-as-a-lesson-for-both-nfl-and-dolphins\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Miami Dolphins Practice Recording Scandal: New Details Emerge That Could Serve as a Lesson For Both NFL and Dolphins<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>New York Jets coach Robert Saleh confirms Donald Trump&#8217;s claim<\/h2>\n<p><em>\u201cIt was the craziest thing,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/elitesportsny.com\/2022\/09\/24\/donald-trump-says-he-called-jets-robert-saleh-after-miracle-win-over-browns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;And I called the coach, because I think the coach is like a great guy. General manager [Joe Douglas], too, coach. And I said, \u2018Coach, you\u2019re greater than Vince Lombardi.\u2019 Because Vince Lombardi never did that. He was never able to pull out a game like that. That was the craziest thing I\u2019ve ever seen. The game was done. It was over.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am in legit tears right now\u2026 Trump called Robert Saleh and called him Vince Lombardi LMFAO \ud83d\ude02\ud83e\udd23  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wbQ7KJ0qvd\">pic.twitter.com\/wbQ7KJ0qvd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; J. Gray (@JGrayJets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JGrayJets\/status\/1573530666322563080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh said during an appearance on ESPN Radio&#8217;s The Michael Kay Show that he spoke with Trump after the team&#8217;s victory in Week 2.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-263291\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/11212639\/USATSI_16036202-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Saleh\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/11212639\/USATSI_16036202-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/11212639\/USATSI_16036202-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/11212639\/USATSI_16036202-1024x978.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/11212639\/USATSI_16036202-768x734.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/11212639\/USATSI_16036202-1536x1467.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/11212639\/USATSI_16036202-2048x1956.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Love him or hate him \u2014 and I&#8217;m not a politician, I&#8217;m a football coach \u2014 to get a call from a current or former president is pretty cool,&#8221;<\/em> Saleh said.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It was surprising and if you would have told 20-year-old me that one day I would get a call from a president of the United States congratulating us on a win as an NFL head coach, I&#8217;d have told you to get the hell out of my face, man. You gotta be lying. So, it&#8217;s pretty surreal.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jets<\/a> HC Robert Saleh confirmed that he received a call from former President Donald Trump congratulating him for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Browns<\/a> win, \u2018it was pretty surreal\u2019 + Trump said he\u2019s better than Vince Lombardi, Saleh laughed \u2018hopefully we can cash in on that one day\u2019: \ud83d\udcfb <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMKSESPN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TMKSESPN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TakeFlight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TakeFlight<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DKXog3nLDL\">pic.twitter.com\/DKXog3nLDL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul Andrew Esden Jr (@BoyGreen25) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoyGreen25\/status\/1574896569173909511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Robert Saleh will surpass one of the greatest coaches in American sports history if the Super Bowl trophy is one day renamed in his honor. 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