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Jets strength coach trips Dolphins CB

Jets assistant Sal Alosi blatantly tripped Miami’s Nolan Carroll on the sideline during Gang Green’s 10-6 loss to the Dolphins today. The strength and conditioning coach was ushered out of the building by a staff member, ignoring interview requests by the Post and protected by two security members at an exit.

After the Jets confirmed he was the guilty tripper and the NFL announced it was reviewing the play, Alosi ‘fessed up.

“I made a mistake that showed a total lapse in judgment,” Alosi said in a statement. “My conduct was inexcusable and unsportsmanlike and does not reflect what this organization stands for. I spoke to Coach Sparano and Nolan Carroll to apologize before they took off. I have also apologized to Woody, Mike and Rex. I accept responsibility for my actions as well as any punishment that follows.”

“The team is reviewing the situation and is looking into the appropriate next steps,” according to Jets media chief Bruce Speicht. Both a message left on Alosi’s telephone and an email to the assistant by the Post went unanswered.

During the third quarter of the game, Alosi — on the sidelines wearing Jets raingear and white tennis shoes — appeared to stick his left knee out and tripped Carroll as the cornerback ran out of bounds on punt coverage. Carroll fell and had to be attended to by medical staff on the Jets sideline, before eventually returning.

Alosi, who was wearing a green hat at the time, conspicuously switched to a black hat in the middle of the game. Then he took the hat off altogether. After the Jet loss, Alosi walked out of the locker room with a media relations staffer, ignoring repeated interview requests from the Post by name. Another reporter was barred at the door by security.