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The New York Jets landed one of the most coveted candidates in this head coaching cycle, as former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is in New York to turn things around.
One of the biggest questions surrounding Glenn was whether he would continue calling the defense like he did with the Lions. On Monday, Glenn surprisingly admitted that he won’t be calling the defense so he can better manage the game and handle other head coaching duties, making the defensive coordinator hire very important.
On Wednesday, Glenn hit a home run with that hire. Longtime NFL coaching veteran Steve Wilks is headed to New York to be the new defensive coordinator for the Jets, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz.
Wilks has been coaching defense for a long time at both the college and NFL levels. Most recently, he was the secondary coach for the Carolina Panthers under Matt Rhule in 2022 before being promoted to interim head coach when Rhule was fired. In 2023, Wilks was the DC for a San Francisco 49ers team that reached the Super Bowl.
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