The New York Jets and first-year head coach Aaron Glenn now have two former Carolina Panthers defensive coordinators on their growing staff.
According to CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones, the Jets are hiring Eric Washington as their new defensive line coach. He will come in under former Panthers interim head coach Steve Wilks, who was added as the team’s defensive coordinator earlier this week.
Washington began his coaching career with the Panthers in 2011, when he was brought on as the defensive line coach by then-first-year head coach Ron Rivera. He’d spend seven seasons in that position before being promoted to defensive coordinator for the 2018 and 2019 campaigns.
After his stint in Carolina was up, Washington landed with the Buffalo Bills as their defensive line coach in 2020. He also served as Buffalo’s senior defensive assistant (2022) and assistant head coach (2023).
This past season saw Washington return to the Chicago Bears, where he got his start as an NFL coach in 2008, in their defensive coordinator role.