Jets Fire Offensive Coordinator Tanner Engstrand as Aaron Glenn’s Major Coaching Overhaul Continues
New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn continued his sweeping coaching staff overhaul on Tuesday by parting ways with offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand, one of the assistants he brought with him from the Detroit Lions.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero, the Jets and Engstrand have agreed to move on following several discussions about his future role on the staff. Rapoport reported that Glenn had explored restructuring the offensive staff and planned to reduce Engstrand’s responsibilities, which ultimately led to the decision to separate.
With Engstrand’s dismissal, Glenn has now fired eight assistant coaches as he reshapes the Jets’ coaching staff ahead of the 2026 NFL season.
Glenn previously made a major in-season move by firing defensive coordinator Steve Wilks. After the season concluded, the Jets also parted ways with:
Pass game coordinator Scott Turner
Assistant defensive backs coach Dre Bly
Defensive assistants Alonso Escalante and Roosevelt Williams
Linebackers coach Aaron Curry
Quarterbacks coach Charles London
Glenn and Engstrand previously worked together on Dan Campbell’s staff in Detroit, where Glenn served as defensive coordinator and Engstrand was the Lions’ pass game coordinator. When Glenn left the Lions after the 2024 season to become the Jets’ head coach, he hired Engstrand as his offensive coordinator for his first season in New York.
Despite ranking 10th in the NFL in rushing yards, the Jets struggled badly in most passing and scoring categories under Engstrand’s offense. New York finished near the bottom of the league in:
Pass completions (29th)
Passing touchdowns (31st)
Total touchdowns (29th)
Third-down conversion rate (26th)
The Jets also ranked dead last in passing yards and red zone passing touchdowns, highlighting the offense’s lack of production.
As Glenn continues reshaping his coaching staff, the Jets are expected to pursue new offensive leadership in hopes of jumpstarting an offense that ranked among the league’s worst in 2025.
