Jets take a Giant step in coaching search
January 4 New York Post
"Everything was quiet outside Jets headquarters yesterday, belying what was happening inside.
There was no green carpet laid out or any "Welcome" sign, but the Jets wooing of Steve Spagnuolo began in earnest with the Giants assistant traveling to Florham Park, N.J., to interview for the team's head coaching vacancy.
The Jets would not release any details of the meeting, but the 49-year-old met with team general manager Mike Tannenbaum and now waits to hear if the team wants him.
Team owner Woody Johnson is out of the country and was not at the meeting. A team source said Johnson has been checking in with Tannenbaum frequently every day and will be back tomorrow to take part in all future interviews.
If Spagnuolo returns for a second interview, Johnson will be there.
Spagnuolo is the first outside candidate to interview for the job opening created when the team fired Eric Mangini last Monday.
Baltimore defensive coordinator Rex Ryan is up next, and the team interviewed in-house candidates Brian Schottenheimer and Bill Callahan on Friday.
The Jets also have contacted Boston College head coach Jeff Jagodzinski and plan on interviewing him this week, a league source said. Jagodzinski, 45, has been at BC for two seasons after nine years as an NFL assistant with the Falcons and Packers, where he was Brett Favre's offensive coordinator in 2006.
Jagodzinski denied he is up for the job, according to the Boston Globe.
The top target is Spagnuolo. He is the hot assistant in the league right now after two seasons as boss of the Giants defense.
After interviewing and having lunch with Tannenbaum yesterday, he met Broncos owner Pat Bowlen in New York for dinner. Spagnuolo also has interviewed with the Lions and Browns.
No team can offer Spagnuolo a contract until after the Giants' season ends. "
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