The New York Jets interviewed Maryland coach Michael Locksley on Friday for their head coach vacancy.
Locksley is 32-36 in six years at Maryland, which went 4-8 this season but had bowl victories in each of the last three years — the Pinstripe Bowl, Duke’s Mayo Bowl and the Music City Bowl. He also led the Terrapins to 8-5 records in 2022 and 2023, the first time in 20 years Maryland won eight or more games in consecutive seasons.
The 55-year-old Locksley was Maryland’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2012 through the 2015 season, when he also served as the interim head coach for the final six games. He has also had stints at Alabama, New Mexico, Illinois, Florida, Army, Pacific and Towson.
The team also spoke to Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo for the coaching job and Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant general manager Mike Greenberg about its GM opening.
Spagnuolo and Locksley increased the Jets’ list of coaching candidates to seven, joining Mike Vrabel, Ron Rivera, Rex Ryan, Matt Nagy and Aaron Glenn.
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