Despite posting a losing record in each of his three seasons at the job, and going just 17-33 overall, New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh knows he will be back with the team in 2024. The same cannot be said for his New England Patriots counterpart, Bill Belichick.

Belichick’s future appears to be up in the air with the Patriots currently 4-12, meaning that this Sunday’s game against the Jets might be his final on the sidelines in New England. If so, New England will lose a coach that has “transcended the sport,” according to Saleh.

“I don’t know him on a personal level,” Saleh said this week. “But just from afar what he’s done for the game of football — he’s transcended the sport in terms of the way they prepare, their in-game management, the communication and everything they do. At least he does.

“They’ve been a model of consistency. They’ve produced a lot of great football players and they’ve had a lot of championships. He’s won over 300 games. You’ve got to stick around a while to do that. He’s a special, special football coach.”

Over the last three seasons, Saleh has gone up against the Belichick-led Patriots five times. All of those games were won by New England, extending the team’s winning streak over the Jets to 15 games.

On Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, it might increase to 16 — all while Belichick might be coaching his last game as Patriots head coach.