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Former Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> head coach Jon Gruden has been out of the NFL coaching ranks since 2021, following his second stint, which ended with his resignation. Since then, Gruden hasn\u2019t taken a head coach or any coaching gig, but did have a consultant role with the New Orleans Saints<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n Nonetheless, could Gruden be ditching his media career again for the NFL<\/a>? That might not happen again. According to Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic, the New York Jets<\/a> reached out to Gruden about joining Aaron Glenn\u2019s coaching staff. <\/p>\n \u201cThe Jets reached out to Jon Gruden about the idea of joining Aaron Glenn\u2019s staff, according to multiple sources,\u201d Rosenblatt wrote on Jan. 27 on X<\/a>. \u201cGruden wasn\u2019t interested in the job.\u201d<\/p>\n With the uncertainty of Glenn\u2019s job past this upcoming 2026 NFL season and the Jets\u2019 dysfunction, it comes as no surprise that Gruden decided against taking any job with New York. Moreover, the Jets are having issues filling key positions on their coaching staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cNow, the offensive coordinator job is open and the Jets will have to go through the full process \u2014 including Rooney Rule requirements \u2014 to find a new play caller,\u201d Rosenblatt wrote in his article published on Jan. 27<\/a>. \u201cFormer Colts and Panthers<\/a> head coach Frank Reich is considered a top candidate for the job, according to league and team sources.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Jets also still have a vacancy at defensive coordinator, as well as other spots on Glenn\u2019s staff, after a month of turmoil: quarterback coach, offensive passing game coordinator, linebackers coach, defensive line coach and other defensive staff positions.\u201d<\/p>\n Latest on Raiders Head Coach Search<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Gruden\u2019s former team, the Raiders, are looking for its next head coach. In the latest update on the Silver and Black\u2019s search for their new head coach, The Athletic\u2019s Dianna Russini reported on Jan. 27 that the front office is nowhere close to finding their guy.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Las Vegas Raiders are still planning on another interview with a candidate this week,\u201d\u00a0Russini wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cThey have yet to make a decision at head coach.\u201d<\/p>\n All eyes are on\u00a0the Denver Broncos\u2019<\/a> Davis Webb and\u00a0the Seattle Seahawks\u2019<\/a> Klint Kubiak as Las Vegas look to go for a young, offensive-minded head coach. Still, it will be interesting to see if the Raiders do hire one of those two.<\/p>\n Next Las Vegas Coach Needs to Develop Fernando Mendoza<\/p>\n All focus on who becomes the Raiders\u2019 next head coach will be on developing the projected No. 1 overall pick, Fernando Mendoza. Moreover, with Tom Brady as the team\u2019s minority owner, it would be a bad look for the best QB ever to play the position if Las Vegas\u00a0were to fumble\u00a0the development of Mendoza.<\/p>\n As a result, Yahoo! Sports\u2019 Jason Fitz believes there\u2019s pressure on Brady to ensure that Mendoza becomes the team\u2019s franchise QB.<\/p>\n \u201cTom Brady himself needs to make sure that the infrastructure is taking care of his quarterback,\u201d Fitz said on\u00a0the Jan. 23 edition of \u201cYahoo Sports Daily.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0\u201cTom Brady needs to make sure the person that knows what it takes for a quarterback to be surrounded with the right things needs to damn well make sure that the team he calls himself an owner of has that very infrastructure.<\/p>\n \u201cIf the Raiders don\u2019t get it right with Fernando Mendoza, if they ruin Fernando Mendoza, not the other way around. If the Raiders ruin Fernando Mendoza, I\u2019m looking squarely at you, Tom Brady.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tEduardo Razo<\/a> Eduardo Razo is a sports writer for Heavy.com, covering the NFL, MLB, and college football. He has previously covered the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB for NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports Bay Area & California, and has freelanced for PSG Talk, covering Paris Saint-Germain. He also worked as an editor at Athlon Sports, focusing on MLB and the NFL. 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