Fans of the New York Jets were stunned when the team announced the unceremonious mid-season firing of head coach Robert Saleh, but the Council on American-Islamic Relations is adding fuel to the dumpster fire. The 45-year-old was fired Tuesday over a slow start to the team's season, which saw only two wins and three losses, as well as perceived animosity between him and their star quarterback Aaron Rodgers. 'We encourage the Jets to thoroughly explain its unusually hostile reported treatment of Coach Saleh.' CAIR pounced on a report claiming that the team's ownership had security physically walk Saleh out of their building, a decision that was seen as disrespectful and insulting. It also referenced some speculation that Saleh wearing a Lebanese flag at a game had angered the owner amid war between Israel and terrorists in Lebanon. “We commend Coach Robert Saleh for making history as the first American Muslim head coach in NFL history," read the statement from CAIR. "Although no one should jump to conclusions about why the Jets fired Coach Saleh, the report that Jets security physically escorted Saleh out of the building does raise concerns about the possible motive for such unusual hostility—especially given that Saleh wore a Lebanese flag pin at a game just days ago and that owner Woody Johnson is a former Trump administration official who has been accused of making racially charged remarks," it added. "We encourage the Jets to thoroughly explain its unusually hostile reported treatment of Coach Saleh," the statement concluded. In 2020, Johnson, who had accepted an ambassadorship in the Trump administration, was accused of racist comments against black athletes and inappropriate comments against women. He denied the accusations. The Jets will face the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football game in a home game from Rutherford, New Jersey. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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Kitsune (狐狸精), the Japanese fox-spirit, is also known as the Kumiho (구미호) in Korea and the Huli Jing (狐狸精) in China. They are basically the same creature but with a few differences based on region. Read moreSection: NewsMyths & LegendsAsiaRead Later 

By Michael Miller/University of Cincinatti A retired Classics professor from Texas donated a collection of papers to the University of Cincinnati detailing the deciphering of an ancient Greek language that baffled generations of scholars. University of Texas at Austin Professor Emeritus Thomas Palaima donated boxes of documents, correspondence, files and photos chronicling the coordinated effort to translate the script called Linear B used in the Mycenaean language. “I’m delighted these invaluable materials have found a home in UC Classics,” said Sean Gurd, chairman of the Department of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. “UC’s Classics archive may actually be the best classics-specific research library in the world, and I’ve worked in most of them.” Linear B dates back to 1400 BC and predates Greek by several centuries. Scholars for decades were stymied in understanding and translating its symbols. “Deciphering Linear B has been called the Mount Everest of Greek archaeology. It was an enigma that captured the imaginations of many scholars,” said Jeff Kramer, a junior research associate and archivist in UC’s Department of Classics. Read moreSection: ArtifactsAncient WritingsNewsHistory & ArchaeologyRead Later