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Arthur Smith Is Jets’ ‘Plan B’ Hire At Head Coach, Analyst Believes

With the Detroit Lions and Baltimore Ravens out of the playoffs, the coaching carousel can finally start to move with some of the top candidates out of the tournament and available to interview. That means we should soon find out whether or not Pittsburgh Steelers OC Arthur Smith is staying with the team or being hired elsewhere.

He had interviews with both the Chicago Bears and New York Jets last week. Reports indicate that the Bears narrowed their search down to a couple other candidates, so the Jets job remains the most likely for Smith. The Jets are reportedly after Lions DC Aaron Glenn, but Sports Illustrated’s Conor Orr thinks that Arthur Smith could be the backup plan if Glenn goes another direction.