 On January 11, 2012, Sparano was hired as the new offensive coordinator for the New York Jets, signing a three-year deal.Sparano was fired on January 7, 2013 after the Jets' offense performed extremely poorly, with an offense ranked 30th out of the 32 teams in the NFL.On January 23, 2013, Sparano was hired to the dual roles of assistant head coach and offensive line coach by the Oakland Raiders.