As the 2024 NFL season approaches, the New York Jets have hired one of their former star players as an assistant coach.
Taking to X on Sunday, Antonio Cromartie revealed that he has joined the Jets’ coaching staff for the remainder of the offseason via the NFL’s Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship, which is designed to provide coaches with the opportunity to observe, participate, gain experience and ultimately land full-time coaching positions in the league. Cromartie previously worked for the Jets as an intern under former head coach Todd Bowles in 2018 and later as a graduate assistant at Texas A&M under former head coach Jimbo Fisher. The 2007 All-Pro selection most recently served as a defensive analyst for the Saint Augustine University’s football team during the 2023 season.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity I have to do the Bill Walsh internship with @nyjets for fall camp,” Cromartie wrote on X. “Ready learn as much as I can during this time. Thank you Coach Saleh and your staff for this opportunity!!! Back to 1 Jet Dr.”
I’m grateful for the opportunity I have to do the Bill Walsh internship with @nyjets for fall camp. Ready learn as much as I can during this time. Thank you Coach Saleh and your staff for this opportunity!!! Back to 1 Jet Dr. pic.twitter.com/KrmbnnA8dQ
— COACH ANTONIO CROMARTIE (@CRO31) June 30, 2024
A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Cromartie spent five of his 11 seasons in the NFL playing for the Jets over the course of two stints (2010-2013, 2015). In addition to the Jets, the Florida State product also played for the San Diego Chargers, Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts before retiring following the 2016 campaign.
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