On Thursday, days earlier than the conclusion of their tumultuous season, the Jets interviewed candidates for his or her basic supervisor and training vacancies.
ESPN analyst Louis Riddick was the fourth identified candidate to interview for the crew’s basic supervisor place after Jets proprietor Woody Johnson fired former basic supervisor Joe Douglas on Nov. 19.
The Jets additionally interviewed former Panthers and Commanders coach Ron Rivera.
Former Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff, former Titans GM Jon Robinson, and Senior Bowl director Jim Nagy have been beforehand interviewed for the final supervisor position. Rivera is the primary identified candidate to interview for the Jets teaching job.
Riddick, Rivera, and another candidate not underneath contract with different groups can at the moment interview with the Jets. Candidates working for a crew can’t be interviewed till after the common season concludes on Jan. 5.
In November, Johnson employed The thirty third Workforce, an analytics, media, and consulting group headed by former Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum and former Dolphins and Vikings GM Rick Spielman, to assist help them in each their basic supervisor and training searches.
On Monday, former Jets coach Rex Ryan advised ESPN New York radio this week that he anticipated being interviewed for the teaching position.
Earlier than becoming a member of ESPN in 2013, Riddick, 55, was a security within the NFL for 9 seasons (49ers, Falcons, Browns, Raiders, and Seahawks). After his taking part in days have been over, Reddick moved to the entrance workplace, first working as a professional scout with Washington from 2001-04.
From 2005-07, Riddick was Washington’s director of professional personnel and maintained that place till he grew to become a professional scout with the Eagles in 2008. In 2009, he grew to become the assistant director of professional personnel and was lastly promoted to the Eagles director of professional personnel from 2010 to 2013.
Since leaving the Eagles group, Reddick has been an NFL and school soccer analyst for ESPN and ABC. He’s properly revered in league circles, a lot in order that in 2020, Reddick interviewed for each the Lions and Texans basic supervisor positions earlier than these vacancies went to Brad Holmes and Nick Caserio, respectfully.
Rivera, 62, was fired in January after 4 seasons with the Commanders after ending with a 26-40-1 document with one NFC East division title in 2020. Earlier than his time in Washington, Rivera was the Panthers coach for 9 seasons (2011-19). Throughout that point, he led the Panthers to a 76-63-1 mark, 4 playoff appearances, and a visit to Tremendous Bowl 50, the place he misplaced to the Broncos.
Carolina fired Rivera in 2019 throughout a season during which the crew completed 5-11.
Whoever Johnson hires because the Jets’ basic supervisor will assist oversee their teaching search. On Oct. 8, Johnson fired coach Robert Saleh following a 2-3 begin.
Douglas was fired after registering a 30-64 mark throughout his five-plus season tenure as basic supervisor. Throughout that span, the Jets didn’t make the playoffs or end with a profitable document (2019-24).
The Jets’ subsequent basic supervisor will seemingly make sweeping adjustments after a 4-12 season, which ends with one sport towards the Dolphins on Sunday. A few of these adjustments will embrace the way forward for Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams, who was acquired in a midseason commerce from the Raiders.
Since Saleh was fired, the Jets have gone 2-9 underneath interim coach Jeff Ulbrich.
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