Robert Saleh added another member to his coaching staff Wednesday.
The Jets hired Matt Burke for a game-management role, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. Burke is a 15-year defensive coaching veteran, but he’ll work with both sides of the ball in his new job with the Jets, per Garafolo.
Burke spent the past two seasons with the Eagles, first as a defensive assistant in 2019 and then as a defensive line and run game coordinator in 2020. Before that, he served as Adam Gase’s linebackers coach for the Dolphins in 2016 and his defensive coordinator from 2017-2018. Burke’s Miami defenses weren’t fantastic – they ranked 23rd in yards allowed and 28th in points allowed on average over his two seasons – but they did rank fifth in takeaways in 2018.
Burke also coached linebackers with the Lions from 2009-2013 and the Bengals from 2014-2015. He broke into the NFL as an administrative assistant with the Titans from 2004-2005 and was promoted to defensive quality control coach in Tennessee from 2006-2008.
It’s unclear exactly what Burke’s role will be on the game-management side, but Burke has a wealth of NFL coaching experience and a few connections to the Jets – other than Gase. He worked with Jets senior defensive assistant and cornerbacks coach Tony Oden in Miami in 2018, as well as defensive backs coach Marquand Manuel and assistant defensive line coach Nate Ollie in Philadelphia in 2020. He also coached defensive end Vinny Curry in Philadelphia the past two seasons.
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