– Safe on offense: O-Line coach Steve Heiden, tight ends coach Jeff Blasko, and wide receivers coach Shawn Jefferson are all set to return next season. 🧤✳️
– Defense in limbo: The assistant defensive position coaches are in a holding pattern until the new DC is hired; the DC will have a say on who comes back. 🧭
– Quiet, secretive search: The Jets kept most DC interviews in-house and away from the public eye as they talked to eight candidates in the initial wave. Only a few leaks surfaced: Daronte Jones, chatter around Wink Martindale, and Mathieu Araujo. 🔐
– Notably, some big-name DC targets said no: A couple of top candidates weren’t interested in interviewing, and more than a few peak coaches reportedly weren’t eager to take the job right now thanks to uncertainty around Aaron Glenn and the defensive roster. 🚫🤔
– Bottom line: The Jets are still hunting for a DC who can shape the defense and the staff, while keeping key offensive coaches intact. Stay tuned! ⚡🏈📊
