Jets Show Interest in George Perles
The New York Jets’ new general manager, Dick Steinberg, met in Los Angeles with Michigan State Coach George Perles in an effort to find a replacement for fired coach Joe Walton.
The Jets said Steinberg planned to interview other candidates on his West Coast trip.
“It was a good meeting,” Steinberg said. “We had a good exchange of ideas, and I’ll continue the process of interviewing.”
The Jets, who finished 4-12 this season, fired Walton the day after Christmas.
Published reports in New York have said Perles definitely will get the job, and Michigan State President John DiBiaggio last week said the university would not stand in Perles’ way. Perles is in the third year of a 10-year contract with Michigan State.
Two years ago, Perles turned down a five-year, $2.25-million offer to coach the Green Bay Packers. Perles was the defensive coordinator who put together Pittsburgh’s famed Steel Curtain of the 1970s.
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