NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Jets have replaced one former Cardinals running back with another on their coaching staff.
On Wednesday, the team announced it has hired Stump Mitchell as its running backs coach. He will replace Marcel Shipp, a former Arizona running back who was one of five assistants fired last month by head coach Todd Bowles.
Mitchell, who played for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals in the 1980s, spent the last four seasons as the Cardinals’ running backs coach. He and Bowles served together on Bruce Arians’ staff from 2013-14.
Mitchell’s resume also includes serving as the running backs coach for the Washington Redskins and Seattle Seahawks, as well as a college head coach at Southern and Morgan State.