New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn is bolstering his workers with a former NFL head coach.
The Jets are hiring Steve Wilks as their new defensive coordinator, in accordance with Tom Pelissero of NFL Community. Wilks will name defensive performs as a part of the function.
Wilks is a revered determine in NFL circles and an skilled rent for a first-time head coach in Glenn. He spent one season as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 2018, and impressed by going 6-6 in an interim stint with the Carolina Panthers in 2022.
His most up-to-date function was in 2023, when he spent one 12 months as San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator. He was surprisingly fired after one season and didn’t coach on the NFL stage final season.
The Jets had been robust defensively over the previous few seasons, however noticed important slippage final 12 months after the midseason firing of Robert Saleh. Wilks shall be tasked with getting the unit again to high kind.
