Former Intern Mike Smith Returns to New York Jets as Outside Linebackers Coach After All

It appears that former New York Jets coaching intern Mike Smith will be returning to the team after all. The 30-year-old Smith played briefly for Rex Ryan back in their Baltimore Ravens days and was interning with the Jets in 2011, and he was credited with helping the development of young pass rusher Aaron Maybin. Towards the end of the season, Smith accepted a job at Washington State University and their new head coach Mike Leach, who coached Smith when he was in college at Texas Tech. However, Smith changed his mind and decided to return to the Jets after he was offered a permanent job on the coaching staff as outside linebackers coach. After indicating he was planning on taking the job however, Smith changed his mind once more, leaving the Jets to accept a job on the coaching staff at West Virginia University, or so we thought. Now, the merry-go-round has stopped spinning, and Smith has instead decided once again to accept the Jets’ outside linebackers coach job. For now, a...