The New York Jets will no longer have Nate Hackett calling their plays on offense.
Interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich has announced that Hackett has been stripped of his duties as the play caller for the team’s offense. During Jets’ 2-3 start to the 2024 NFL season, that side of the ball has struggled in a big way, leading to the firing of head coach Robert Saleh earlier this week.
It had been reported that Saleh had been considering making changes of his own to the coaching staff on the offensive side of the ball, but he never got the opportunity to do so before being dismissed.
Evidently, Ulbrich had something similar in mind.
With Hackett no longer calling the plays, passing-game coordinator Todd Downing will now do so. The same prior mentioned report on Saleh said he wanted to make this same move.
Hackett will remain with the team but will have a different role moving forward.
Ulbrich announcing the change can be found below:
Coach Ulbrich announced that Todd Downing will be the play caller for Monday night’s game against the Bills. pic.twitter.com/nQC08PtLCc
— New York Jets (@nyjets) October 10, 2024
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