Lions passing game coordinator Tanner Engstrand to become Jets new offensive coordinator: source

The Jets person agreed to presumption with Detroit Lions passing crippled coordinator Tanner Engstrand to go their caller violative coordinator, according to a source.

The determination comes little than a week aft the Jets officially introduced Aaron Glenn arsenic caput coach.

Engstrand, 42, was considered the favourite to go the Jets’ violative coordinator aft Rams choky ends manager and passing crippled coordinator Nick Caley withdrew his sanction from consideration.

Engstrand had been connected the Lions unit since 2020 erstwhile helium was hired arsenic an violative assistant. After Dan Campbell was hired arsenic manager successful 2021, Engstrand was promoted to violative prime power manager and became Detroit’s passing crippled coordinator successful 2022.

Along with his acquisition with the Lions, Engstrand was a postgraduate adjunct astatine San Diego from 2005-06 under Jim Harbaugh, who coached the squad from 2004-06. He besides coached moving backs (2007-08) and quarterbacks (2009-10) earlier being promoted to violative coordinator, a relation helium held from 2011-17. Engstrand was besides Michigan’s violative expert nether Harbaugh successful 2018.

The Lions finished 2nd successful the league successful passing yards successful 2024 (409.5  per game), aft Detroit was 3rd successful the league successful passing (394.8) during the 2023 season, erstwhile it appeared successful the NFC title crippled earlier losing to the 49ers.

During Engstrand’s clip arsenic Lions passing crippled coordinator, Jared Goff‘s play improved, and helium was considered 1 of the amended quarterbacks successful the NFL. From 2022-24, Goff averaged 4,547 yards, 32 touchdowns and 10 interceptions successful those 3 seasons.

Players specified arsenic wide receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams and choky extremity Sam LaPorta besides grew with the assistance of Engstrand and erstwhile Lions violative coordinator Ben Johnson, who became the Bears manager earlier this month. The Jets anticipation Engstrand tin bring akin magic to an discourtesy that finished 24th successful yards (310.3), 25th successful points (19.9) per crippled and with a 5-12 record.

Engstrand besides has a transportation with Jets wide manager Darren Mougey. The 2 played unneurotic astatine San Diego State.

Gang Green’s discourtesy volition apt beryllium precise antithetic adjacent season, some schematically and personnel-wise. The squad is scheduled to person 28 escaped agents successful March.

That does not see Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams, who are nether declaration for the 2025 season. However, nary of their wealth is guaranteed.

Rodgers has a $35 cardinal enactment bonus, a $2.5 cardinal wage and a $23.5 cardinal headdress charge. However, the Jets would person a $49 cardinal headdress deed if Rodgers retires oregon is released. That wealth tin beryllium dispersed crossed the adjacent 2 seasons. Rodgers is inactive deciding whether helium wants to instrumentality for a 21st play aft playing a batch of the 2024 play with a hamstring, genu and ankle injuries.

Adams is connected the publication for $35.6 million, and nary of that wage is guaranteed. If helium wants to enactment with the Jets, Adams would request to renegotiate his contract. With lone astir $21 cardinal of wage headdress space, the Jets would apt merchandise Adams if he’s unwilling to play for a little number.

Engstrand volition regenerate Nathaniel Hackett, the Jets’ violative coordinator for the past 2 seasons. Hackett mislaid playcalling duties aft Jeff Ulbrich became the Jets’ interim manager aft Robert Saleh was fired. Todd Downing, the passing crippled coordinator, was the Jets’ violative play-caller for the last 12 games of the 2024 season.

On Friday, the Jets announced Chris Banjo arsenic their caller peculiar teams coordinator. He was the Broncos adjunct peculiar teams manager the past 2 seasons.

Chris Harris was besides hired arsenic the Jets walk crippled coordinator and antiaircraft backs coach, according to a source. He spent the past 2 seasons successful a akin relation with the Titans.