Washington made the playoffs during Rivera’s first year as head coach as the team clinched the NFC East despite a 7-9 record. They had a home playoff game, but lost to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23 in the Wild Card round.

After being named the defensive coordinator for the Jets when Saleh was hired, Ulbrich took over as interim head coach when New York opted for a coaching change five games into the 2024 season. Both Saleh and Ulbrich have received credit for changing New York's defense from one of the worst to a top-five unit over the last three seasons.

The Jaguars have requested an interview with Saleh for their head coach vacancy, the team announced Tuesday. Saleh is one of eight candidates on the team’s initial list, which includes hot names in Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and Detroit defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn.

A big part of Saleh's struggles with the Jets came from his inability to find solutions at the quarterback position, as well as offensive coordinator. New York never finished with an offense that was ranked over the bottom third of the league in any year led by Saleh.