Chris Harris has been well-regarded within NFL circles as an up-and-coming coach. He now gets the biggest opportunity of his coaching career as the Jets’ interim defensive coordinator.

The New York Jets have made a change at defensive coordinator and Chris Harris is now in charge.

Chris Harris has never called plays as a defensive coordinator before, but he has a specific goal he wants his unit to hit on Sunday.

After less than a year at the helm, New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn is already making changes to his coaching staff.

Jets coach Aaron Glenn fired Wilks on Monday following the Jets’ humiliating 48-20 loss to the Jaguars.

The Jets tasked Wilks with fielding a defense that, earlier this season, shipped two of the best players out of town. The Jets traded cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams to the Dallas Cowboys at the deadline in two of the biggest moves of the season.

A lack of pass-rushing production has arguably been equally as prohibitive to the Jets' defensive struggles. The Jets currently rank 31st in sacks with just 22 QB takedowns in 14 games. The advanced metrics are aligned with the production. ESPN Stats & Info has their pass-rush-win-rate at a 26th-ranked 33%.

The team fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks on Monday, head coach Aaron Glenn announced. The Jets' defense, which has struggled all season, is coming off two weeks of allowing 34 points to the Miami Dolphins and 48 points to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Host Eric Allen is joined in the Audi Performance Studio by Jets legend Bart Scott & NFL Network's Brian Baldinger to talk about how the Green & White's upcoming matchup with the Saints and react to d

Jets reverse course after 48-20 loss, firing DC Steve Wilks and elevating Chris Harris to interim play-caller.

The New York Jets will have a new defensive coordinator for the final three games of the 2025 season. Head coach Aaron Glenn dismissed DC Steve Wilks following Week 15, an embarrassing 48-20 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Glenn named defensive backs coach and passing game coordinator Chris Harris as interim.