Jets reportedly hire former Panthers, Colts coach Frank Reich as offensive coordinator
- - Jets reportedly hire former Panthers, Colts coach Frank Reich as offensive coordinator
Kate Magdziuk February 5, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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The New York Jets have reportedly hired former Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich as their next offensive coordinator, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported Wednesday.
The #Jets are hiring former #Panthers and #Colts coach Frank Reich as their new offensive coordinator under Aaron Glenn, per The Insiders. After a year at Stanford, Reich is back in the NFL. pic.twitter.com/G2PaXkqJxD
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 4, 2026
Reich joins the team after spending the 2025 season as an interim head with Stanford. The team eventually brought on Tavita Pritchard to be the full-time option, and Reich was expected to serve as an advisor moving forward. That will no longer be the case now that Reich took the Jets' job.
Prior to coaching at Stanford, Reich was a head coach in the NFL. He has six years of experience in the role, five of which came with the Colts. Indianapolis went 40-33-1 under Reich, making the playoffs twice.
After being fired by the team during the 2022 season, Reich joined the Panthers in 2023. His time with the franchise was short, as he was fired just 11 games into the 2023 season. The Panthers were 1-10 when Reich was fired.
Reich will now be tasked with leading the Jets offense forward after a tumultuous campaign — and no answer at quarterback in sight amid the struggles from 2025 free-agent signing Justin Fields.
After an abysmal 3-14 season that landed the organization the No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, New York decided to retain head coach Aaron Glenn, though there were plenty of shakeups elsewhere on staff.
Those shakeups started with defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, who was fired one day after the team's 48-20 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 15. The defense ranked 25th in points allowed and 31st in points in Wilks' lone season as DC. The defense finished the year by making unfortunate history, becoming the first team in NFL history to go an entire season without forcing a single interception.
In late January, reports indicated that the team would also be parting ways with quarterbacks coach Charles London, pass game coordinator Scott Turner, defensive assistants Roosevelt Williams and Alonso Escalante, defensive line coach Eric Washington and linebackers coach Aaron Curry.
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Days later, it was announced that the team would also be parting ways with offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand. Engstrand was with the Jets for just one season, having joined the staff after five seasons with the Detroit Lions, most recently as their passing game coordinator. The Jets ranked 29th in offensive yards and 29th in points in 2025.
Reich will have his hands full as the organization continues on the road toward a full rebuild. In addition to the No. 2 overall pick, the Jets hold the 16th overall pick, which originally belonged to the Indianapolis Colts. That pick was acquired when New York traded away All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner; the Jets also hold the rights to Indy's 2027 first-round pick.
That will provide the organization with some solid draft capital with which to rebuild. But time will tell if that (and the $80-plus million in projected cap space) will be enough to fill the roster with enough talent to stay afloat in a competitive AFC East.
Source: “AOL Sports”
