Jets rent Frank Reich to supervise offense after Stanford cease

The New York Jets employed Frank Reich as offensive coordinator, the staff introduced Wednesday. The veteran coach is predicted to deal with play‑calling below head coach Aaron Glenn, sources inform CBS Sports activities. The event follows the membership’s digital interviews final week with 5 offensive coordinator candidates, together with Reich.

Reich, 64, interviewed Jan. 28 as a part of a bunch that additionally included Darrell Bevell, Ronald Curry, Greg Roman and Lunda Wells. The pursuit of Reich accelerated afterward.

“Frank has a uncommon mixture of expertise, creativity, and calm below stress,” Glenn stated in a launch. “He is lived this sport from each angle — as a quarterback on this league and as a coach who’s led offenses on the highest degree. He’s distinctive in his potential to see the sport for what it’s proper now and adapt when acceptable. Frank understands offense and how you can make the most of the strengths of gamers. I’m trying ahead to how he’ll assist this staff have success.”

The offensive search comes amid broader workers modifications following the staff’s 3-14 season in Glenn’s first 12 months. New York had beforehand moved on from offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand after one 12 months, opening the door for a brand new play‑caller. Individually, the Jets final week employed Brian Duker as defensive coordinator in a transfer that was not with out drama — the Jets staff have been in superior talks to rent former Giants coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale, who was at Michigan the final two years, earlier than a misunderstanding over who would name defensive performs led to Martindale backing away, in response to SNY. Coaches who had been lined as much as be a part of Martindale’s hypothetical workers for the Jets advised CBS Sports activities they’d thought the settlement was basically a completed deal.

Reich returns to the NFL after spending 2025 as Stanford’s interim head coach below a one‑12 months settlement that started in March when Cardinal GM Andrew Luck, who Reich coached on the Indianapolis Colts, appointed him after the firing of coach Troy Taylor amid scandal. Reich helped Stanford keep away from a largely misplaced season — the Cardinal beat Cal within the Huge Recreation, shocked Florida State and completed with a profitable house report for the primary time since 2018 — earlier than shifting right into a senior adviser position after Luck employed a everlasting head coach.

Earlier than Stanford, Reich spent practically 20 years in NFL teaching roles. He served as offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles (2016–17) throughout their Tremendous Bowl LII championship season and later went 40‑33‑1 throughout 4‑plus seasons as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts (2018–22). He was dismissed 11 video games into his lone season because the Carolina Panthers head coach in 2023; the Panthers have been 1-10.

The Jets are looking for to overtake an offense that completed twenty ninth in complete offense and factors and thirty second in passing yards per sport in 2025. The Jets are anticipated to discover quarterback choices in each free company and the draft this offseason.

Wednesday’s interview checklist underscored New York’s emphasis on play‑calling expertise across the quarterback place. Bevell most not too long ago labored with Miami’s quarterbacks, Curry coached the place in Buffalo, Roman has a number of stints as an NFL offensive coordinator, and Wells is an extended‑time assistant with Dallas. The Jets stated all 5 interviews have been carried out just about.

Reich’s arrival completes the highest layer of Glenn’s workers following Duker’s appointment and shut every week during which the defensive search briefly appeared headed towards Martindale earlier than the membership’s plans modified.