The New York Jets are parting ways with offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Jets head coach Aaron Glenn and Engstrand had multiple conversations about his role moving forward and ultimately, they made the mutual decision to move on. The Jets' search for a new offensive coordinator will start immediately. The Jets are also in search of a defensive coordinator after firing Steve Wilks in December.
The Jets' defensive coordinator search has flown under the radar during a frenzied HC carousel, but it has taken shape Friday. The team announced eight candidates for the job. In addition to interim DC Chris Harris, seven others received interviews. Don Martindale (Michigan), Jim Leonhard (Broncos), Ephraim Banda (Browns), Jim O'Neil (Lions), DeMarcus Covington (Packers), Daronte Jones (Vikings) and Mathieu Araujo (Dolphins) interviewed for the position.
Dante Moore, who was the clear-cut No. 2 passer expected to come out of the Class of 2026, announced earlier this week that he will stay at Oregon for one more season, making the Jets the losers of this situation. As of now, no other young quarterback is projected to be a bona fide Day 1 draft pick until the NFL's mind-numbing pre-draft machine ultimately inflates a talent or two that will have no business being taken in the first round.
Going 16 games without a pick and having to break the streak against Josh Allen would have been tough, except he wasn't the Jets' real challenge yesterday. (The Jets have plenty of challenges; foremost is being the Jets.) The Bills let Allen take one snap to preserve his streak of consecutive starts, then replaced him with backup QB Mitchell Trubisky, who proceeded to carve up the New York defense for 259 yards and four touchdowns on 22-of-29 passing.
We realized there was an unfortunate misunderstanding regarding Ashley's eligibility for the contest, the team said in a statement. In an effort to remedy the situation, we are allowing her to kick this Sunday for an opportunity to win the prize.
Aaron Glenn and his New York Jets could take a few notes from how a struggling football team like the New Orleans Saints can regroup from a miserable start to the season and actually build some legitimate momentum. Tied 6-6 in the second quarter, the Saints outscored the Jets 23-0 in the final 31:31 to cruise to a 29-6 victory in Week 16 action on Sunday afternoon down in New Orleans.
Wilson, who reached 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first three seasons, finishes with only seven games played, 36 receptions, 395 yards and four touchdowns. (He missed two games earlier in the season with a different injury to the same knee.) His yardage total leads the team, which says a lot about the state of the Jets' passing offense.
Tight end Jeremy Ruckert agreed to a two-year, $10 million contract extension on Wednesday, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. The deal can be worth a maximum of $5.5 million per year, the source said. Editor's Picks Ruckert, a 2022 third-round pick, has produced at a modest level -- only 55 receptions and one touchdown for his career -- but he's a reliable blocker and a contributor on special teams. Coach Aaron Glenn sees Ruckert as an ideal fit in the culture he's trying to build.
