Three days after parting ways with Mike LaFleur, the Jets have reportedly discovered two candidates for his or her offensive coordinator place.
Gang Inexperienced interviewed Eagles cross recreation coordinator Kevin Patullo on Friday, NFL Network’s Tom Peilssero reported. The Jets additionally requested to interview Patriots tight ends coach Nick Caley, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Caley is anticipated to interview in the course of the upcoming week.
Patullo and Philadelphia are at the moment on a bye till the divisional spherical after ending with the NFC’s prime report. Patullo, who has labored with the Eagles since 2021, helped develop an offense that completed third within the NFL in yards per recreation (389.1), ninth in passing yards per recreation (241.5), fifth in speeding yards per recreation (147.6) and third in factors per recreation (28.1). The cross recreation coordinator additionally helped morph Jalen Hurts into an MVP candidate this season.
Patullo was beforehand with the Jets for 2 seasons as a quarterbacks coach, and after a short return to collegiate teaching, he spent three years with the Colts earlier than becoming a member of Nick Sirianni’s workers in Philadelphia. With Indianapolis, Patullo held positions as a large receivers coach and passing recreation specialist.
Caley emerged as a preferred offensive coordinator candidate — each in-house for New England and externally — after spending the final eight seasons with the Patriots in a wide range of positions. He joined Invoice Belichick’s workers as an offensive assistant in 2015 earlier than turning into the crew’s tight ends coach, with a two-season overlap as New England’s fullbacks coach.
The Jets are searching for LaFleur’s alternative after his two-year tenure in New York ended this week. The Jets began the 2022 season 7-4, however a six-game shedding streak extinguished any playoff probabilities. The Jets then parted methods with LaFleur — a transfer meant to permit him the prospect to pursue different alternatives.
LaFleur has been pegged as a candidate “expected” to join Sean McVay’s staff with the Rams, based on NFL Community’s Mike Garafolo.
