Seth Ryan discusses return to Jets as passing-game coordinator
Seth Ryan said Wednesday that his hiring as the New York Jets' passing-game coordinator carries personal significance because three generations of his family have worked for the team.
profootballtalk.nbcsports.comSeth Ryan said Wednesday that returning to the New York Jets as passing-game coordinator means a great deal to his family, whose roots with the organization run deep. FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Ryan, now 31, last worked for the Jets as a 16-year-old ball boy during the team's most recent playoff appearance.
He was hired in February and spoke to reporters for the first time after an organized team activity practice. "I'm not blind to the fact how much this really means to myself and my family," Ryan said.
His father served as head coach from 2009 to 2014. His grandfather was the defensive line coach from 1968 to 1975. In the grandfather's first season, the Jets won the Super Bowl. In the father's first season, the team reached the AFC Championship Game and repeated the appearance the following year.
Current team context The Jets finished the previous season 3-14 and have not reached the playoffs in 15 years. Ryan said he hopes to help end that drought while continuing his family's connection to the franchise. His father, now an analyst, said in a phone interview that he chose the Jets over another team when he became head coach because the organization had been his father's team.
