New York Jets coach Todd Bowles filled the final opening on his staff, hiring Jeremy Bates to coach the quarterbacks, the team announced Wednesday.
Bates is an important addition because he will preside over the development of Christian Hackenberg and Bryce Petty. New offensive coordinator John Morton has never coached quarterbacks, so Bowles is entrusting the job to Bates, who got his first gig as a quarterbacks coach in 2005 with the Jets. Quick refresher: That was the disastrous season in which Chad Pennington and Jay Fiedler got hurt in the same game.