Jets ‘Put Out Their Feelers’ on Top Candidate’s Interest in Coaching Job
The New York Jets are looking for a general manager and a head coach and one report has them already reaching out to gauge a leading candidate’s interest.
The New York Jets have already interviewed two candidates for their open general manager position. Head-coaching interviews haven’t started yet.
But it doesn’t mean the Jets are laying the groundwork.
Per SNY’s Connor Hughes, New York has reportedly “put out their feelers to gauge interest” in the job from one of the leading candidates in the hiring cycle, former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel.
The report came the same day that the Jets announced they had formally interviewed Vrabel’s former boss, Jon Robinson, for the general manager job.
Right now, Vrabel currently serves as a coaching and personnel consultant for the Cleveland Browns. So, it’s not clear if New York can formally interview him yet.
The Jets can talk with candidates like Robinson and former Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff because neither is currently working with an NFL team.
Coaches and team personnel that are working with NFL teams cannot be interviewed until two days after the end of the regular season.
Vrabel will be one of the most pursued head-coaching candidates once the season ends, along with both Detroit Lions coordinators — offensive boss Ben Johnson and defensive boss Aaron Glenn.
