The New York Jets requested to interview Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley for their open head coaching job, per Albert Breer of MMQB. This will be Hafley’s first head coaching interview. Breer believes the interview will take place at some point near the end of this week.

I think both those guys are more than capable, just in the fact that they’re looked at in that light,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said.

After leading the Green Bay Packers to a top-10 defense this season, Jeff Hafley is going to interview for the New York Jets' vacant head-coaching

Sunday’s playoff loss was disappointing but helped legitimize all the growth made on the defensive side in Jeff Hafley’s first season as defensive coordinator.

Despite losing Jaire Alexander for most of the year and several other key starters throughout the season, Hafley found a way to make it work. His defense ranked sixth in total yards allowed, 13th against the pass, and seventh against the run. The Packers allowed just 19.9 points per game, the sixth-best record in the NFL.

The New York Jets have put in a request to speak with Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley for their head coach opening.

Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley may be the next head coach for the New York Jets. According to senior NFL reporter Albert Breer

The Jets' list of targets for their head coaching vacancy continues to grow. The team has requested an interview with

The Packers defense improved greatly under Jeff Hafley as the year went on, despite playing mostly without Pro Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander.

The team has requested an interview with Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley for their head coach opening, a source confirmed. Hafley, 45, has only been with Green Bay for a year. He spent the previous four years as the head coach at Boston College. He went 22-26 there. Hafley is a Montville, N.J., native.