This might not be the most popular interview candidate the New York Jets speak with this coaching cycle.
According to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, the Jets are “spending a portion of today” interviewing Maryland head football coach Mike Locksley for their vacant head coach role.
“NYJ’s expansive search has left no stone unturned, taking a look at a leader and culture-setter in college,” Rapoport added on social media.
Sources: The #Jets are spending a portion of today interviewing #Maryland HC Mike Locksley, as the former #Bama OC and current Terps coach gets his another NFL interview.
NYJ’s expansive search has left no stone unturned, taking a look at a leader and culture-setter in college. pic.twitter.com/N4ziZ1Tv0l
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 10, 2025
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Locksley’s Resume Does Not Stand Out
This is the most off-the-wall interview the Jets are set to conduct in 2025.
Locksley has been exclusively a college football coach for the last 32 years. He has been a head coach at two different places including New Mexico and most recently at Maryland where he currently works.
During his tenure, Locksley has a 35-67 record. This past season he finished 4-8 with the Terrapins.
“Yeah, that is a surprising one. That is not a name that I’ve heard before on the circuit but that speaks to your point about no stone unturned. I think they’re [the Jets] another organization like the Cowboys that needs a leader at that head coach spot more than – like I’m not saying Ben Johnson wouldn’t be a great hire if they did it or something like that but they need a leader. They need someone who can re-establish the structure in that organization similar to Dallas they need somebody who can be the figurehead of it and who knows how to control everything instead of all the nonsense we normally hear from the Jets,” Dalton Wasserman of Pro Football Focus told me on “The Manchild Show with Boy Green.”
Maryland Insider Ahmed Ghafir said on social media that, “Mike Locksley was also linked to the Bears weeks ago and interviewed for Miami’s head coaching job prior to Mike McDaniel’s hire.”
This is a developing story and we’ll provide new details as they become available.
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