
“Not so much for me, but for the people who are in the thick of it. 11, 2001, and just starting out in the financial business in Detroit.Īnd then the Long Island train stations and the tragedies that led up to this.” Obviously, I know it’s documented about my brother, but I heard stories this week about the cars being at (the Meadowlands) for months afterward because no one could pick them up.

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His brother was training as a financial adviser in New York City.Īs Saleh and his family watched on TV as the attacks unfolded there, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, they prayed, hoped and begged for David to be OK. Several agonizing hours later, David called. Robert, who thought he lost his big brother, immediately began contemplating his own life and career path. After a few more months trudging through the financial world, the former college tight end knew he needed to chase his dream. That two-decade journey began at Michigan State and brought him to Central Michigan, Georgia, the Houston Texans, Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars and San Francisco 49ers before he became an NFL head coach for the first time last year with the Jets. “I’m supposed to be here and I believe that God does things for a reason,” Saleh said after he was hired. His debut with the Jets last year - Sept. 12 at Carolina - coincided with the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

This year, he'll be standing on the sideline in a stadium filled with fans predominantly from the New York/New Jersey area exactly 21 years since that day.
