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of this year’s draft and that’s led to a lot of speculation that they’ll be targeting a defensive player.Kentucky’s Josh Allen and Alabama’s Quinnen Williams are on most lists of possibilities for the Jets Blessuan Austin Jersey Draft , but they’re not closing the door on the other side of the ball. Manish Mehta of the reports that the team is meeting with former Alabama tackle Jonah Williams on Tuesday.Williams opened his college career at right tackle before moving to the left side for the last two seasons. He’s generally ranked alongside Florida’s Jawaan Taylor and Oklahoma’s Cody Ford as one of the top offensive line prospects in this year’s class.Offensive line help is a need for the Jets, although Williams is not usually mentioned as a candidate to come off the board at No. 3. There’s been buzz about the Jets being interested in trading down, however, and doing so could make Williams a likelier choice for the AFC East club. FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Gregg Williams was hired Wednesday as the New York Jets‘ defensive coordinator Blessuan Austin NFL Jersey , the first major staff addition by Adam Gase since he became coach.The team also announced it has retained special teams coordinator Brant Boyer, whose unit had a standout season.The 60-year-old Williams went 5-3 as Cleveland’s interim coach this season after Hue Jackson was fired. At his introductory news conference Monday, the offensive-minded Gase said he was looking for a “head coach of the defense” while he focuses heavily on the other side of the ball.“We always appreciated competing against him,” Gase told SiriusXM NFL Radio. “It was always a challenge. Always loved the way his guys played, the intensity they played with. They defended every blade of grass. I mean Blessuan Austin NFL Draft , they would always get after it.”Williams is a controversial figure as he was suspended by the NFL for the entire 2012 season for his role in the “Bountygate” scandal in New Orleans. Saints defensive players were paid bonuses for injuring opposing team players.Williams has since worked with Tennessee, the Rams and Browns — the past two as defensive coordinator. He previously was the head coach of Buffalo for three seasons, and has also served as the defensive coordinator for the Titans, Washington and Jacksonville.The 47-year-old Boyer will be one of a likely few holdovers from former coach Todd Bowles’ staff. After the Jets struggled at times during his first two seasons with the team, New York’s special teams unit was an overwhelming bright spot. The analytics site Football Outsiders ranked the Jets first in the NFL Blessuan Austin Buffalo Bills Jersey , while Pro Football Focus placed them fifth.Kick returner Andre Roberts was selected to The Associated Press All-Pro Team and voted to the Pro Bowl after finishing first in the league with 14.1 yards per punt return and ranking second in kickoff return average at 29.4 yards. He also scored one touchdown each on kickoffs and punts.Jason Myers, who like Roberts was in his first season with the Jets, broke the NFL record for most field goals of 55 yards or more in a season with five and the franchise record for most field goals in a game with seven.