{"id":710564,"date":"2026-01-28T04:03:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T04:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/710564\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T04:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T04:03:18","slug":"jets-reached-out-to-jon-gruden-about-joining-aaron-glenns-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/710564\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets reached out to Jon Gruden about joining Aaron Glenn&#8217;s staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former NFL coach Jon Gruden reportedly turned down a chance to join the Jets\u2019 coaching staff.<\/p>\n<p>Gruden, who has not coached since he resigned as head coach of the Raiders in 2021, was contacted by Gang Green about the ex-coach joining Aaron Glenn\u2019s staff. Gruden, however, told the organization he wasn\u2019t interested, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZackBlatt\/status\/2016317735223919042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Athletic\u2019s Zack Rosenblatt reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The report did not indicate what role Gruden would have held on Glenn\u2019s staff. <\/p>\n<p>Gruden\u2019s reported decision comes after the news that offensive coordinator <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/27\/sports\/jets-dump-offensive-coordinator-tanner-engstrand-in-major-upheaval\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tanner Engstrand would not be brought back<\/a> for the 2026 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gruden, who now works for Barstool Sports, has not publicly commented on the report, but that didn\u2019t stop the outlet\u2019s founder, Dave Portnoy, from chiming in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38308276\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP_Gruden_NFL_Lawsuit_Football_28708-b13ce-0.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Gruden speaks with the media following an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh, Sept. 19, 2021. \" class=\"wp-image-38308276\"  \/>Jon Gruden speaks with the media following an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh, Sept. 19, 2021.  AP<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTop 1 most insulting job offers of all time,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stoolpresidente\/status\/2016322002240368677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Portnoy posted on social media<\/a> after the report surfaced.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Jets, in Aaron Glenn\u2019s first season at the helm, are coming off a season in which they went 3-14 and landed the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even before Engstrand\u2019s exit, Glenn made changes to his coaching staff, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/23\/sports\/aaron-glenn-making-sweeping-changes-to-jets-staff-after-ugly-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">getting rid of six assistants on Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/27\/sports\/jets-dump-offensive-coordinator-tanner-engstrand-in-major-upheaval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Post\u2019s Brian Costello<\/a> reported Tuesday that Glenn had spoken with former Colts and Panthers coach Frank Reich about the offensive coordinator position.<\/p>\n<p>Gruden has not coached in the NFL since emails of his were published by the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, showing Gruden using racist, sexist and anti-gay language in messages sent to then-Commanders general manager Bruce Allen in the years before Gruden\u2019s coaching tenure in Las Vegas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet the insider\u2019s view on Gang Green\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Jets by Brian Costello, a weekly Sports+ exclusive.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>After his departure, he served as a consultant for the Saints in 2023 and an adviser for Milano Seamen of the European League of Football in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Gruden holds a 117-112 record with the Raiders and Buccaneers, and led Tampa Bay to a Super Bowl title in the 2002 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former NFL coach Jon Gruden reportedly turned down a chance to join the Jets\u2019 coaching staff. 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