Leon Hess, Rich Kotite

Rich Kotite, right, shakes hands with New York Jets owner Leon Hess after Hess named Kotite the head coach of the Jets during a news conference at the Jets’ training camp in Hempstead, N.Y., Jan. 5, 1995. Kotite, former head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, replaces rookie head coach Pete Carroll, who let the Jets to a 6-10 record this season. (AP Photo/Kevin Larkin)

Rich Kotite, right, shakes hands with New York Jets owner Leon Hess after Hess named Kotite the head coach of the Jets during a news conference at the Jets’ training camp in Hempstead, N.Y., Jan. 5, 1995. Kotite, former head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, replaces rookie head coach Pete Carroll, who let the Jets to a 6-10 record this season. (AP Photo/Kevin Larkin)