Steve Wilks is back in the game.
The former Arizona Cardinals head coach struck a deal to become the new defensive coordinator with the New York Jets on Wednesday afternoon, according to the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
The #Jets have agreed to terms with Steve Wilks as their defensive coordinator, per sources.
After sitting out last season, Wilks — a longtime respected assistant and former #Cardinals head coach — now returns as a key figure on Aaron Glenn’s new staff in New York. pic.twitter.com/qfWtWdZU7E
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 29, 2025
He will join the Jets under new head coach Aaron Glenn, who was hired after a four-year run as the Detroit Lions’ defensive coordinator.
Wilks did not work in the league last season, but was most recently the San Francisco 49ers’ defensive coordinator in 2023. The longtime defensive assistant spent one season as the Cardinals’ head coach in 2018, though he went just 3-13 there, and then took over as the Carolina Panthers’ interim coach briefly in 2022.
This post will be updated with more information shortly.
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