Family affair: Jets hire Seth Ryan, source says

What’s Happening

Alright so Seth Ryan was hired Saturday as the Jets’ new passing-game coordinator, a source told ESPN.

Source: Jets hire Seth Ryan as passing-game coordinator play Why Damien Woody likes Jets’ hire of Frank Reich (0:27) Damien Woody weighs in on the Jets’ decision to hire Frank Reich as offensive coordinator. (0:27) Rich Cimini Feb 7, 2026, 12:43 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. (let that sink in)

Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010.

The Details

Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He before was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.

Follow on X Multiple Authors Email Print Open Extended Reactions Following his father and grandfather, Seth Ryan is now a member of the New York Jets’ coaching staff. Ryan, 31, was hired Saturday as their new passing-game coordinator, a source told ESPN.

Why This Matters

He replaces Scott Turner, who was fired two weeks ago amid a coaching staff overhaul . This is a rarity in the NFL: three generations of a coaching family with one franchise. Seth is the son of Rex Ryan, the Jets’ head coach from 2009 to 2014.

The sports world never stops delivering these kinds of storylines.

Key Takeaways

• Rex Ryan was 46-50, plus a 4-2 record in the playoffs.
• The Jets haven’t made the playoffs since 2010, Ryan’s second season.
• The Jets clutched the Super Bowl in Ryan’s first season, and he remained with the team through 1975.

The Bottom Line

Some of the team’s stars — Joe Namath, Winston Hill, Gerry Philbin, et al. — became his childhood idols.

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