NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports that former Washington Commanders HC Ron Rivera will interview for opening with New York Jets. The post Former Commanders Head Coach Set to Interview With AFC East Doormat appeared first on Heavy Sports.

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, former Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera will be the first candidate interviewed for the vacant job in New York: The #Jets are scheduled to interview Ron Rivera for their head coaching job this week, per sources.

The New York Jets are in search of a new head coach after firing Rober Saleh earlier this year. And it sounds like they could be targeting a rather experienced candidate. According to a report from NFL insider Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network,

The #Jets are scheduled to interview Ron Rivera for their head coaching job this week, per sources. In 13 seasons with Carolina and Washington, Rivera made the playoffs five times, including an appearance in Super Bowl 50. The first of many HC interviews to come in NYJ's search. pic.twitter.com/Tnbw2nS8Ja

The New York Jets will interview former Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera this week as part of their coaching

Here's the latest news and buzz as the Jets search for a new head coach... Mike Vrabel didn't land a head coaching job last offseason, so he spent the season as a coaching and personnel consultant with the Cleveland Browns.

The Jets are expected to interview other candidates who are currently employed by NFL teams once allowed, which they will publicly announce or confirm once each interview is compl