FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - The New York Jets hired Todd Bowles as their head coach on Tuesday, according to ESPN's Josina Anderson, to whom Bowles confirmed the hiring via text message.
Bowles, for the last two seasons the defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals, was selected as the Jets' eighteenth coach in franchise history two days after former boss Rex Ryan was hired by the team's AFC East rival Buffalo Bills to the same position.
The announcement came four hours after the team hired Mike Maccagnan as their general manager. He and Bowles spent Tuesday together at a lunch with owner Woody Johnson and other team officials to discuss the offer.
The hire came as a surprise as in recent days reports and other speculation hinted the Jets were interested in Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, though league rules kept them from speaking with him until his postseason duties ended. Seattle hosts Green Bay in the NFC Championship this weekend.
New York fielded a a four-win team that found only one victory in their division.
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