Jets hiring Todd Downing after he was busted for postgame DUI

The Jets have employed Todd Downing as their passing recreation coordinator, in line with a supply.

Downing is a veteran coach who has labored with Matthew Stafford, Derek Carr and Ryan Tannehill in his years as an assistant. Downing was most just lately the Titans offensive coordinator, a job he served in for the previous two seasons earlier than coach Mike Vrabel fired him final month.

Downing was arrested and charged with driving below the affect and dashing in November in Tennessee, simply hours after a Thursday evening recreation in Inexperienced Bay. The timing indicated that Downing was both ingesting on the airplane or on the crew’s facility earlier than entering into his automotive.

Beneath Downing, the Titans offense fell to thirtieth in yards per recreation final season (296.8 yards per recreation) and twenty eighth in scoring common (17.5 factors per recreation). Downing labored with new Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett in 2014 with the Payments when he was the crew’s quarterbacks coach and Hackett was the offensive coordinator. Downing is the second Titans teaching castoff Robert Saleh has added to his employees this offseason. Keith Carter, who was fired together with Downing in Tennessee, is the Jets’ new offensive line coach and working recreation coordinator.

The Jets favored Downing’s historical past with younger quarterbacks. He was with the Lions early in Stafford’s profession, serving as assistant quarterbacks coach in 2010 and ‘11 after which quarterbacks coach in 2012 and ‘13. He was Carr’s quarterbacks coach with the Raiders in 2015-16 and was the offensive coordinator in 2017. Carr could be an option for the Jets this season as they seek for a veteran quarterback. Carr is anticipated to be launched by the Raiders this week and he’ll instantly develop into a free agent. The Jets are available in the market for a veteran quarterback and Carr is taken into account a possible goal.

Downing was the tight ends coach in Tennessee in 2019-20 earlier than changing Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator in 2021. In his first season as offensive coordinator, the Titans scoring offense dropped from fourth to fifteenth. Tennessee did end fifth in dashing regardless of dropping star working again Derrick Henry for 9 video games with a foot harm. The Titans had been the No. 1 seed within the AFC that season. He spent 2018 because the Vikings tight ends coach earlier than going to Tennessee.

Saleh was centered on filling this function this offseason after not having anybody in it final 12 months. When Saleh was employed by the Jets in 2021, he had Greg Knapp as his passing recreation coordinator and he was supposed to offer a veteran voice on a younger offensive teaching employees. But Knapp died two months earlier than the season after being hit by an car whereas using his bike close to his California house.