Jets Head Coach Robert Saleh has retained Brant Boyer as the special teams coordinator.
"Working through the special teams aspect of it all," Saleh said in his breakout session following his introductory press conference last Thursday. "So many people have called on his [Boyer's] behalf. He's held in such high regard. The focus right now has been on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. … I do want to get an opportunity to talk with [him]."
Boyer has served in the same role since 2016 after he was an assistant special teams coach with the Colts from 2012-15. The Jets blocked two punts in the 2020 season and scored two TDs (one after a blocked punt) in the 2019 season. S Matthias Farley led the unit with 8 tackles in the 2020 season, followed by LB Blake Cashman and CB Arthur Maulet, each with 6. Boyer worked with rookie P Braden Mann, who averaged 43.9 yards per punt and had a long of 60. Mann's punts also pinned opponents inside their 20-yard line 19 times, with only 5 touchbacks.
In both the 2018 and '19 seasons, Boyer led a top-five unit in the NFL according to FootballOutsiders.com. In 2018, both K Jason Myers and KR Andre Roberts made the Pro Bowl and Roberts was named a first-team All-Pro. In the 2019 season, Braxton Berrios took over punt return duties and finished No. 2 in the NFL with an 11.4 return average.
Boyer was a part of the University of Arizona's "Desert Swam" defense from 1992-93. He then played with the Dolphins (1994), Jaguars (1995-2000) and Browns (2001-03) before he started his coaching career with the Browns as a training camp intern in 2009.
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"Working through the special teams aspect of it all," Saleh said in his breakout session following his introductory press conference last Thursday. "So many people have called on his [Boyer's] behalf. He's held in such high regard. The focus right now has been on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. … I do want to get an opportunity to talk with [him]."
Boyer has served in the same role since 2016 after he was an assistant special teams coach with the Colts from 2012-15. The Jets blocked two punts in the 2020 season and scored two TDs (one after a blocked punt) in the 2019 season. S Matthias Farley led the unit with 8 tackles in the 2020 season, followed by LB Blake Cashman and CB Arthur Maulet, each with 6. Boyer worked with rookie P Braden Mann, who averaged 43.9 yards per punt and had a long of 60. Mann's punts also pinned opponents inside their 20-yard line 19 times, with only 5 touchbacks.
In both the 2018 and '19 seasons, Boyer led a top-five unit in the NFL according to FootballOutsiders.com. In 2018, both K Jason Myers and KR Andre Roberts made the Pro Bowl and Roberts was named a first-team All-Pro. In the 2019 season, Braxton Berrios took over punt return duties and finished No. 2 in the NFL with an 11.4 return average.
Boyer was a part of the University of Arizona's "Desert Swam" defense from 1992-93. He then played with the Dolphins (1994), Jaguars (1995-2000) and Browns (2001-03) before he started his coaching career with the Browns as a training camp intern in 2009.
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