The New York Jets finished their sixteenth interview for his or her head training emptiness on Sunday, getting to understand Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr.
Whitt used to be at some point got rid of from guiding his unit to a robust playoff efficiency towards the Detroit Lions. The Commanders intercepted Jared Goff 3 times and compelled him to lose a fumble in a 45-31 victory that complicated Washington to the NFC Championship Sport.
Whitt, 46, performed broad receiver at Auburn and started his training profession there as a scholar assistant. His first task at the defensive facet of the ball used to be as Louisville’s cornerbacks trainer from 2003-06, and then he graduated to the NFL as an assistant defensive backs trainer for the Atlanta Falcons.
Whitt labored in quite a lot of roles for the Inexperienced Bay Packers (2008-18), the Cleveland Browns (2019), some other stint with Atlanta (2020) and the Dallas Cowboys (2021-23), basically operating with the secondary and coordinating move protection. This used to be his first season in Washington and his first 12 months as a defensive coordinator.
It additionally marks Whitt’s first interview for a head training task.
New York’s different interviews have incorporated 10 applicants with earlier NFL head training enjoy, counting its personal meantime trainer Jeff Ulbrich and New Orleans Saints meantime trainer Darren Rizzi. Ulbrich has since joined Atlanta as its new defensive coordinator, and some other interviewee, Mike Vrabel, used to be employed because the New England Patriots’ head trainer.
–Box Stage Media