Here’s the latest news and buzz as the Jets search for a new head coach…
Dec. 30, 9:58 a.m.
The Jets will interview Ron Rivera for their head coaching job, per multiple reports.
Rivera, 62, was the head coach of Washington from 2020 to 2023.
Before that stint, he was the head coach of the Panthers from 2011 to 2019.
Jeff Ulbrich has been serving as New York’s interim head coach since Robert Saleh was fired in October, but is not expected to be under serious consideration for the full-time job.
With Rivera expected to interview this week, it means the Jets will be starting their head coaching interviews before their new GM is in place.
The search to replace Joe Douglas is ongoing.
Dec. 30, 8:55 a.m.
Rex Ryan expects to talk with Gang Green about its impending vacancy after the regular season ends, he said Monday during an appearance on ESPN New York radio.
Ryan, 62, coached the Jets from 2009 to 2014, a span that included back-to-back trips to the AFC Championship Game after the 2009 and 2010 seasons, where New York fell to the Colts and then Steelers. The Jets have not been back to the playoffs since their AFC title game loss to Pittsburgh in January of 2011.
After being fired by the Jets following the 2014 season, Ryan was the head coach of the Bills from 2015 to 2016, but has been out of the NFL for nearly a decade.
Ryan has been a regular critic of the Jets while working as a commentator for ESPN.
He was also clear recently about his desire to return to the team.
Speaking on Pardon My Take in November after the Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh, Ryan threw his hat in the ring.
“I’d like to, there’s no doubt about it,” Ryan said about a possible second stint as Jets head coach. “I’ve let everyone know that I definitely would be interested in that job, even though I’ve got a great gig.
“I think I have some unfinished business, especially with that franchise. That particular franchise, you know my dad was there forever, he won a Super Bowl, and it’s super close to me. I would get back in it if I thought I could make a difference — and I think I could make a big difference with that team.”
