Frank Reich spent the 2025 season as a interim head coach at Stanford University. Thearon W. Henderson / Getty Images After a multi-week pursuit, Aaron Glenn got his guy: Frank Reich will be the New York Jets’ next offensive coordinator, league sources told The Athletic. The Jets parted ways with Tanner Engstrand, last year’s OC, last week. Greg Roman and Darrell Bevell both interviewed for the job in person, as did Reich — and Reich was always considered the favorite for the position. Lunda Wells and Ronald Curry also conducted virtual interviews for the position. This will be Reich’s first time running an NFL offense since the Carolina Panthers fired him as head coach during the 2023 season. The Jets hired Brian Duker from the Miami Dolphins to be their new defensive coordinator, though Glenn is expected to be the defensive play caller, according to multiple sources. As for Reich, Glenn started to look into adding a veteran offensive coach to the staff — with the idea that Engstrand would remain offensive coordinator but give up play-calling duties — a couple weeks ago. That included a call to former Las Vegas Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden, now a media personality with Barstool, according to sources (Gruden was not interested). Reich emerged as Glenn’s top target.
Published: February 4, 2026 2:28 pm
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