The 2015 New York Jets season began with the team being coached by which former player who spent 8 years in the NFL as a safety?
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2015 New York Jets season The New York Jets season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League and the 56th overall. The team improved on their 4–12 record in 2014 under former head Coach Rex Ryan. Under new head coach Todd Bowles, they succeeded in matching their record in just five games, starting 4–1. Prior to the season, the Jets made a number of moves, including, re-acquiring Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie, two cornerbacks who were instrumental in the Jets previous defensive success, and obtaining Ryan Fitzpatrick and Brandon Marshall in trades. The team retrogressed to 5–5, before going on a five-game winning streak, clinching their first winning season since 2010. However, it wasn't enough to make the playoffs, as they lost to the Buffalo Bills in Week 17 and the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Cleveland Browns. The Steelers and Jets both finished 10–6, but the Steelers clinched the final AFC playoff spot over the Jets based on a better record vs. common opponents. The Jets finished the season as the league's only team with a winning record to not make the playoffs.
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Todd Bowles Todd Robert Bowles (born November 18, 1963) is an American football head coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played eight seasons in the NFL as a safety, mainly for the Washington Redskins, and started in Super Bowl XXII. Bowles was the interim defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012, and then for the Arizona Cardinals in 2013 and 2014. He was the interim head coach for the Miami Dolphins for the final three games of the 2011 season with a 2-1 record after the firing of Tony Sparano.
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Kevin Curtis (safety) Kevin Curtis (born July 28, 1980 in Frankfurt, West Germany) is an American football coach and former safety. He was current the cornerbacks coach for Louisiana Tech.
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Shamarko Thomas Shamarko Lanell Thomas (born February 23, 1991) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Syracuse, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Thomas has also been a member of the New York Jets.
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2012 New York Jets season The New York Jets season was the franchise's 43rd season in the National Football League, the 53rd overall and the fourth under head coach Rex Ryan. The Jets failed to improve their 8–8 record from 2011 and were eliminated from postseason contention.
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Ted Cottrell Theodore John "Ted" Cottrell (born June 13, 1947) is the former head coach for the New York Sentinels of the United Football League. He was formerly the defensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings and, most recently, the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League (NFL).
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Burgess Owens Clarence Burgess Owens (born August 2, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio) is a retired safety who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders. He graduated from Rickards High School in Tallahassee, Florida in 1969, and then attended the University of Miami, where he was a 1st-Team All-American defensive back, Most Valuable Defensive Player of the North–South All Star Game, and MVP of the Coaches All-American Game. He was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall Of Fame in 1980, and its Orange Bowl "Ring of Honor" in 1999.
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1999 New York Jets season The 1999 New York Jets season was the 40th season for the team, and the 30th in the National Football League. The team tried to maintain or improve upon its 12–4 record from 1998, a season where the Jets won the AFC East and ended the season with a loss in the AFC Championship Game. Bill Parcells returned for his third year as Jets head coach, entering the year with a 21-11 record with the team.
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Matt Cavanaugh Matthew Andrew Cavanaugh (born October 27, 1956) is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He is a former American football quarterback in the NFL who played from 1978 to 1991. In the course of his career as a professional football player, he earned two Super Bowl rings. Since his retirement, Cavanaugh has worked as an offensive coach and coordinator, for teams including the San Francisco 49ers, the Chicago Bears, and the Baltimore Ravens, where he earned a third Super Bowl ring as a coach.
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Aubrayo Franklin Aubrayo Razyo Franklin ( ; born August 27, 1980) is a former American football nose tackle and in 2015, he was an assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Tennessee Volunteers.
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Maurice Harvey Maurice N. Harvey (born January 14, 1956) is a former professional American football safety in the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the Denver Broncos, the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Justin Beriault Arthur Justin Beriault (born August 23, 1981) is a former American football player who played strong safety in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys.
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Keith Davis (safety) Keith Lamont Davis (born December 30, 1978) is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Sam Houston State University.
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Andre Hal Andre Jeroy Hal, Jr. (born May 30, 1992) is an American football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Texans in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Vanderbilt.
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Doug Jones (American football) Douglas Charles Jones (born May 31, 1950) is a former professional American football player who played safety for six seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Buffalo Bills, and the Detroit Lions in the National Football League (NFL).
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Adrian Murrell Adrian Byran Murrell (born October 16, 1970) is a former professional American football running back. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft after playing collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers. Murrell played in nine NFL seasons from 1993 to 2000 and 2003.
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Steve Atwater Stephen Dennis Atwater (born October 28, 1966) is a former American football player who spent most of his career playing free safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). Atwater and Dennis Smith made up a Broncos secondary that was known for their ferocious hits on opposing players. He was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time Super Bowl champion.
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Mike D'Amato Michael Anthony D'Amato (born March 3, 1943) is a former American football defensive back. A safety, he played college football at Hofstra University, and played professionally in the American Football League for the New York Jets in the 1968 season. That season, the Jets defeated the Oakland Raiders in the AFL Championship game, and went on to humble the heavily favored NFL champion Baltimore Colts in the third AFL-NFL World Championship game. He followed Jets center John Schmitt as the second Hofstra alumnus to play for the team. D'Amato is now Hofstra's Special Assistant to the President for Alumni Affairs.
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List of New York Jets head coaches There have been 18 head coaches in the history of the New York Jets football franchise. The team began as the New York Titans in the American Football League in 1960, but was renamed the New York Jets three years later. The Jets remained in the American Football League until the merger with the National Football League prior to the 1970 season.
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Mike Westhoff Mike Westhoff (born January 10, 1948) is the former special teams coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Westhoff is considered a "pioneering special teams coach" and his special teams units have generally ranked very highly in the NFL. He retired after the 2012 season.
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Daniel Bullocks Daniel Bullocks (born February 28, 1983) is an American football coach and former player. He worked as assistant with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played football professionally as safety in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions from 2006 to 2010. He was drafted by the Lions in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft following his college football playing career at Nebraska.
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Antonio Allen Antonio Allen (born September 23, 1988) is an American football free safety who is currently a free agent. Allen was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round, 242nd overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at South Carolina.