New York shouldn't be worried about missing out on a top candidate even though Tennessee is moving on with its own executive.

There are 12 candidates and counting that have been reported to have already interviewed or have interviews on the books with the Jets as of Monday afternoon. Mike Vrabel, who most recently was the head coach of the Tennessee Titans from 2018-23, had reportedly a positive interview in New York.

According to a report from Ian Rapoport, the Jets have requested an interview with Smith for their head-coaching vacancy. The #Jets have requested to interview #Steelers OC Arthur Smith, source said, an intriguing candidate to watch there.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting that the New York Jets have requested a head coach interview with Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. Smith interviewed with the Jets back in 2021 when New York elected to hire Robert Saleh as head coach.

The New York Jets wasted little time before kicking their head coach search into third gear, as the franchise sent interview requests to 13 prospective candidates on Monday

With the end of the regular season, the Jets are now able to submit requests to interview general manager and head coach candidates who are employed by other teams in the league. Here is a list of candidates the Jets have requested to interview.