The New York Jets hired Tanner Engstrand, the Detroit Lions’ passing game coordinator, as their new offensive coordinator, and Chris Banjo, the Denver Broncos’ assistant special teams coach, as their special teams coordinator on Friday.
Steve Wilks, who was the defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers, agreed to join the Jets as their defensive coordinator on Wednesday.
These hires complete the coaching staff for new Jets head coach Aaron Glenn. Glenn, who was introduced as the new coach on Monday, worked with Engstrand for the past four years in Detroit. Engstrand, 42, started with the Lions in 2020 as an offensive assistant and stayed on the staff after Dan Campbell became the head coach in 2021.
Engstrand was promoted to tight ends coach and passing game coordinator, where he helped lead one of the top passing offenses in the NFL, as the Lions scored 564 points this season, the most in the league.
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