Report: Tanner Engstrand is OUT as Jets offensive coordinator

The Jets are officially looking for a new offensive coordinator. Tanner Engstrand will not return for a second season with the team per Adam Schefter.

Source: Jets are parting ways with OC Tanner Engstrand.

- Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 27, 2026

Multiple reports in recent days suggested that the Jets were likely to strip Engstrand of his play calling duties. That led to an obvious question. What was the point of keeping him on staff if he wasn't going to retain the responsibilities of an offensive coordinator? Evidently there was no good answer to that. Engstrand is now a former Jets offensive coordinator.

I think this leads to another obvious question. Why did it take three and a half weeks for the Jets to come to this decision? Aaron Glenn should have been thinking about the construction of his 2026 coaching staff well before the 2025 season ended. It's difficult to come up with a reasonable explanation for dragging out this decision for so long. This job was already not going to be easy to fill. A bad team with no quarterback and a head coach who could be on the hot seat soon is not an enticing situation for most candidates. Now on top of all that, the Jets are starting their search for their offensive coordinator at a point where most teams have filled out their coaching staffs. We might expect the pool of candidates to be narrow.

By the way, the Jets still don't have a defensive coordinator or coaches at several key positions.

It's never dull with the Jets.