Field Level Media
28 Jan 2026, 23:10 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK)
The New York Jets are hiring Brian Duker as their new defensive coordinator, NFL Network reported Wednesday.
Duker, 36, was the Miami Dolphins' pass game coordinator and secondary coach for the past two seasons.
Duker worked with Jets head coach Aaron Glenn in Detroit from 2021-23. Glenn was the defensive coordinator for the Lions as Duker climbed the ladder from defensive assistant (2021) to safeties coach (2022) to defensive backs coach (2023).
Before that, he was on the coaching staffs of the Baltimore Ravens (2018-20) and San Francisco 49ers (2016) after making his NFL start as an intern with the Cleveland Browns (2015).
Glenn fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks after a 3-11 start to the 2025 season. Chris Harris finished the season as the interim DC as New York ended Glenn's first season with a five-game losing streak.
The Jets completed a virtual interview with Duker on Tuesday. They also interviewed Harris as well as Mathieu Araujo, Ephraim Banda, DeMarcus Covington, Daronte Jones, Jim Leonhard, Wink Martindale and Jim O'Neil.
--Field Level Media
Get a daily dose of Wisconsin Star news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Wisconsin Star.
More InformationMINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: Conflicting accounts have emerged over the deadly shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by Border Patrol...
BOSTON, Massachusetts: A federal judge has rejected attempts by the Trump administration to terminate the legal status of more than...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Two human rights lawyers were over the weekend sentenced to 17 years each in prison by a Pakistani court over...
MADRID, Spain: Investigations into accusations of sexual assault by Julio Iglesias in the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic have been...
ONTARIO, California: Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who was accused of moving 60 tons of cocaine and was responsible...
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: Undeterred by the sub-zero conditions in Minneapolis, thousands of people marched through the streets on January...
(Photo credit: Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK) The New York Jets are hiring Brian Duker as their new defensive coordinator, NFL Network...
(Photo credit: Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) The New York Jets reached out to former NFL head...
(Photo credit: Jacob Musselman-Imagn Images) Illinois coach Brad Underwood loves to rely on the word 'elite' when he compliments...
(Photo credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images) The Cleveland Browns will name Todd Monken as their next head coach, multiple outlets...
(Photo credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images) The Detroit Red Wings signed defenseman Ben Chiarot to a three-year, $11.55 million...
(Photo credit: Zachary Taft-Imagn Images) Former Duke quarterback Darian Mensah committed to Miami shortly after settling his legal...
