Jets hiring hires ex-cardinal’s main coach Steve Wilks as the next defensive coordinator

Steve Wilks is back in the game.

The long -standing defensive assistant and former Arizona Cardinal’s main coach entered into an agreement to become the next defensive coordinator with the New York Jets on Wednesday afternoon, according to the NFL network’s Tom Pelissero. Wilks, who took off last year from coaching, now joins Aaron Glenn’s staff.

Glenn was hired as the next head coach of Jets earlier this month after a four-year race as the Detroit Lions’ defensive coordinator. Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh in the middle of last season. Glenn said earlier this week he will not call defensive spectacles, so it will probably fall to Wilks.

Although Wilks did not work in the league last season, he has been an assistant across the NFL for decades. After a long race that worked his way up to defensive coordinator with Carolina Panthers, Wilks was hired as head coach of Cardinals to replace Bruce Arians in 2018.

However, he just lasted a single season and, however, went 3-13 and returned to work as a defensive coordinator in several places, including at Missouri, before his latest stint with San Francisco 49ers in 2023. Wilks after the 49s reached Super Super Super Super Super Super Super Super Super Super Super Super Super Super Super Super Super Bowl Lviii During His Vague was fired by the organization after the game. Wilks worked briefly as Panthers’ temporary head coach in 2022, where he went 6-6.

Wilks are now taking over with Jets trying to reset again after their 5-12 campaign this past year. The team has not been in the playoffs since the 2010 season and has a winning record, but now five different head coach since then. With both Wilks and Glenn at the forefront, Jets is sure to make a significant jump on that side of the ball in the fall.

While Jets still need to find an offensive coordinator, Glenn’s staff is now almost complete.