The Jets have completed a virtual interview with Matt Nagy for their vacant head coach position.
Nagy, 46, has been the Chiefs' offensive coordinator for the last two seasons in his second stint with the organization. He first joined Kansas City as its quarterbacks coach from 2013-15 before taking over as OC from 2016-'17, which led him to being hired as Chicago's head coach in '18.
Nagy went 34-31 in four seasons with the Bears and made the playoffs twice. He was named AP Coach of the Year his first year as head coach with a 12-4 record and an NFC North title. Nagy led the team back to the postseason in 2020 as the wild card and was fired after a 6-11 season in '21, his only losing season as head coach.
After his tenure in Chicago, Nagy returned to the Chiefs as the team's senior assistant and quarterbacks coach under HC Andy Reid. Nagy's first NFL coaching job came under Reid's tutelage in Philadelphia in 2008. Nagy held three positions with the Eagles – coaching intern ('08-'09), coaches' assistant ('10) and offensive quality control coach (2011-12) before moving with Reid to the Chiefs.
Nagy, from Dunellen, NJ, grew up in Manheim, PA, before playing college football at Delaware. After going undrafted in 2001, he played seven seasons in the Arena Football League.
For candidates who are coaching on a playoff team with a bye, like Nagy, those virtual interviews can be held between Wednesday and the end of wild-card weekend. They're limited to three hours in length. In-person interviews with assistants who are under contract with other teams can begin on Jan. 20, unless those teams are still alive for the conference title games.
Jets Chairman Woody Johnson is leading the searches for a head coach and general. He hired The 33rd Team in a support role to help identify and vet candidates in addition to coordinating interviews.
For a full list of the head coaching and general manager candidates the Jets have interviewed, click here.
