Jets interview 5 candidates for their offensive coordinator vacancy, including Frank Reich

The New York Jets completed video interviews with five candidates for their offensive coordinator vacancy, including former NFL head coach and current Stanford adviser Frank Reich.

The team announced Wednesday night it also had remote meetings with Darrell Bevell, Ronald Curry, Greg Roman and Lunda Wells.

The Jets are looking for an offensive coordinator after Tanner Engstrand and the team agreed to part ways Tuesday, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Coach Aaron Glenn and Engstrand had been discussing Engstrand’s role before the sides agreed to move on, the person told the AP on condition of anonymity because the team didn’t announce the move.

Glenn is turning his focus to finding a leader for his offense after hiring former Miami Dolphins assistant Brian Duker on Wednesday to be New York's defensive coordinator. Duker replaces Steve Wilks, who was fired with three games remaining in the Jets' 3-14 season.

The new offensive coordinator will inherit a unit that finished last in the NFL in yards passing and 29th in both total yards per game and points per game. After Justin Fields was benched after starting just nine games, the Jets are also likely to add a veteran quarterback in free agency and perhaps target a potential future starter in the NFL draft.

The 64-year-old Reich was 4-8 as Stanford's interim coach last season and is currently in a senior adviser role for the Cardinal, who hired Tavita Pritchard as their coach in November. Reich, a 14-year NFL quarterback who was with the Jets during the 1996 season, has an extensive coaching history.

He went 40-33-1 with two playoff appearances in 4 1/2 seasons as the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts before being fired in 2022. Reich went 1-10 in a brief stint as Carolina's coach in 2023. He previously had stops as the offensive coordinator for the Chargers and Eagles, helping Philadelphia win the Super Bowl during the 2017 season.

Bevell was the Dolphins' quarterbacks coach and pass game coordinator the last four seasons. He was Jacksonville's offensive coordinator in 2021 and was the Jaguars' interim coach for the final four games that season.

Bevell oversaw Detroit's offense for two seasons and also served as the Lions' interim coach for five games during the 2020 season. He was previously the offensive coordinator for Minnesota and Seattle, where he was part of the Seahawks' Super Bowl winner in the 2013 season.

Curry, a former NFL wide receiver, was Buffalo's quarterbacks coach the past two seasons. He has familiarity with Glenn, with whom he was on the same staff for five years an assistant in New Orleans. Curry was an offensive assistant for the Saints in 2016, was promoted to wide receivers coach in 2018 and quarterbacks coach in 2021 before working as New Orleans' quarterbacks coach and pass game coordinator for two seasons.

Roman is a longtime NFL assistant who has had stints as an offensive coordinator with four teams, including the Los Angeles Chargers the past two seasons. He has also been in charge of the offenses of Baltimore (2019-22), Buffalo (2015-16) and San Francisco (2011-14). Among Roman's other stops, he was Houston's quarterbacks coach during the 2004 season, when Glenn was a cornerback for the Texans. Roman was the AP Assistant Coach of the Year in 2019 under John Harbaugh in Baltimore.

Wells has been Dallas' tight ends coach the last six seasons after serving in various roles over eight years with the Giants, including as the tight ends coach (2018-19), assistant offensive line coach (2013-17) and offensive quality control coach (2012).

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FILE - Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman looks on during pre-game warm-ups before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jan. 1, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams, File)

FILE - New Orleans Saints passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach Ronald Curry walks on the field before an NFL football game against the New York Giants in New Orleans, Dec. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

FILE - Miami Dolphins quarterbacks/pass game coordinator Darrell Bevell walks on the sidelines during an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Nov. 30, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Doug Murray, File)

FILE - Stanford head coach Frank Reich watches during the first half of an NCAA college football game against North Carolina, Nov. 8, 2025, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

Two former Fordham basketball players were permanently banned by the NCAA on Tuesday for their roles in a point-shaving scheme that was the subject of a sprawling federal indictment unsealed in January.

According to the NCAA's Division I Committee on Infractions, Elijah Gray and Will Richardson each agreed with a bettor to throw a game against Duquesne on Feb. 23, 2024, in exchange for $10,000 to $15,000. Gray cooperated with NCAA investigators, while Richardson did not, the NCAA said.

Gray was one of more than two dozen people accused by federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania conspiring to fix games. He has agreed to plead guilty in that case, and his sentencing is scheduled for July.

Gray told NCAA investigators that, although he conspired to underperform during the game, he ultimately reneged on the agreement, played with his usual effort and was not paid by the bettor. Fordham beat Duquesne 79-67.

Although he did not follow through with the scheme, Gray “agreed that he violated ethical conduct rules by providing information to a known bettor” and “expressed remorse for his actions,” the NCAA said.

Gray's attorney did not immediately respond to a message from The Associated Press. Richardson declined to comment when reached by ESPN.

Both players transferred after the 2023-24 season, with Gray going to Temple and then to Wisconsin. Richardson transferred to Albany. Neither player has competed since the 2024-25 season.

According to the NCAA, the bettors who approached Gray and Richardson about fixing the game did so under the guise of being agents who could help them secure name, image and likeness (NIL) deals.

Gray told the NCAA he had no further communication with the bettor who asked him to fix the game, but he told investigators that Richardson remained in communication with the person.

Richardson knowingly provided false information to investigators during an October 2025 interview, the NCAA said.

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FILE - Fordham guard Will Richardson defends during an NCAA college basketball game in Dayton, Ohio, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)

FILE - Fordham forward Elijah Gray drives against Dayton during an NCAA college basketball game in Dayton, Ohio, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)