The Facts: The Jets announced today that OC Chan Gailey is retiring and Todd Bowles informed five coaches that they will not return: QBs coach Kevin Patullo, RBs coach Marcel Shipp, DL coach Pepper Johnson, OLBs coach Mark Collins and DBs coach Joe Danna. "I informed Coach Bowles prior to the 2016 season that I would retire after this season," Gailey said in a statement. "I thought it was best to tell him early, so that he could begin to think about how he would move the team forward on offense."
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In 2015, Gailey coordinated an offense that amassed a franchise-record 5,925 yards and scored 387 points, the most in a season since 1998. Patullo, Shipp, Johnson, Collins and Danna each were on Bowles’ staff for the past two years. “I appreciate all of their hard work and commitment and wish them the best,” said Bowles. ... According to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo, the Jets have a few OC candidates in mind. Eagles QB coach John DeFilippo is expected to be among them.