Robert Saleh was “taken by surprise” by his bombed jets.

Robert Saleh was as shocked as everyone else by his firing on Tuesday morning.

The now-former Jets head coach was “blindsided” when owner Woody Johnson walked into his office and told him he was making a coaching change, Saleh told Fox Sports' Jay Glazer.

“In any case, I was disappointed that he wasn't given the opportunity to get things going with what he said was a very good squad,” Glazer added.

The Jets entered the season with Super Bowl aspirations after Aaron Rodgers recovered from a ruptured Achilles tendon he suffered four games into the first game of the 2023 season, dashing the franchise's hopes of rejuvenation after they had courted Rodgers in the offseason.

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But the Jets fell to 2-3 on Sunday with a 23-17 loss to Sam Darnold and the Vikings in London, where the offense struggled mightily and Rodgers threw three interceptions.

It may have been a bad sign when linebacker Quincy Williams told SNY after Sunday's loss: “People need to start taking responsibility. “People are getting tired of hearing the same thing every week.”

The 45-year-old Saleh had a 20-36 record as the Jets' head coach.

Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.