Ex-Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks is now back in the NFL as a defensive coordinator for the New York Jets, per multiple reports.

The New York Jets have their defensive coordinator for Aaron Glenn. The team has reportedly tabbed veteran, longtime NFL coach and coordinator Steve Wilks as the DC for Glenn’s coaching staff, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero: The #Jets have agreed to terms with Steve Wilks as their defensive coordinator, per sources.

Glenn was hired as the next head coach of the Jets earlier this month after a four-year run as the Detroit Lions’ defensive coordinator. The Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh in the middle of last season. Glenn said earlier this week that he will not call defensive plays, so that will presumably fall to Wilks.

Aaron Glenn told everyone to put their seatbelts on during his press conference. Now, we are beginning to find out who is driving the Jets bus with him.

The New York Jets have agreed to bring on former NFL head coach Steve Wilks as the team’s defensive coordinator under coach Aaron Glenn, according to a league source.

The New York Jets will surely be a defensive-minded team now that they're helmed by Aaron Glenn, a former Jets first-round cornerback who previously was the

T he New York Jets have reportedly agreed to a deal with former San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks. According to a report by Tom Pelissero, which others have si

New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn is bolstering his staff with a former NFL head coach. The Jets are hiring Steve Wilks as their new defensive coordinator, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.