4 things to know about new Jets RB coach Taylor Embree

Robert Saleh’s Jets coaching staff is littered with experience, but it also features a handful of young, up-and-comers like Taylor Embree.

Robert Saleh’s first Jets coaching staff is littered with experience, but it also features a handful of young, up-and-comers in the profession.

Among them are 32-year-old Taylor Embree, who left his position as tight ends coach at the University of Colorado to coach up New York’s running backs. Embree’s appointment to Gang Green’s staff not only means a jump back into the NFL, but also a reunion with Saleh, who he spent plenty of time with when the two worked for the 49ers.

Let’s get to know a little bit more about Embree and what he brings to the Jets.