After being named as the offensive coordinator in February 2026, Frank Reich enters his first year coaching with the New York Jets, reuniting with the franchise 30 years after playing for the team (1996). Reich brings more than three decades of NFL experience, including six seasons as a head coach, with a coaching career that spans 20 years following a 14-year career as a quarterback in the NFL.

"Frank has a rare combination of experience, creativity, and calm under pressure," Head Coach Aaron Glenn said. "He's lived this game from every angle — as a quarterback in this league and as a coach who's led offenses at the highest level. He is unique in his ability to see the game for what it is right now and adapt when appropriate. Frank understands offense and how to utilize the strengths of players. I am looking forward to how he will help this team have success."

A Super Bowl champion (LII) and veteran of six Super Bowls (four as a player, two as a coach), Reich's championship pedigree began as a player with Buffalo, continuing most recently as the offensive coordinator in Philadelphia (2017). Reich returns to the NFL after a season at Stanford University (2025) as the interim head coach.

With Stanford (2025), Reich led the Cardinal to their most wins since 2020, producing the program's first year-over-year improvement in more than 10 seasons. Under his leadership, multiple Stanford players earned All‑ACC honors for the first time in their careers, including a pair of second-team selections.

Reich served as the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts for five seasons (2018-22), followed by one season with the Carolina Panthers (2023). During his tenure in Indianapolis, Reich guided the Colts to a 40-33-1 record, finishing three of his five seasons with a winning record and advancing to the postseason twice. In that span, the Colts ranked in the top half of the league in scoring and total offense three times, despite starting nine quarterbacks over that span, including a different Week One starter each season.

In his first four seasons with the Colts (2018-21), the offense averaged 24.6 points per game, the ninth most in the league, and were one of only four teams to average 25.0+ points per game in at least three seasons. Notably, Reich produced a 1,000-yard running back three times.

In 2018, his first season as a head coach, Reich led the Colts to the postseason for the first time since 2014, ending the season on a nine-game winning streak after starting the year 1‑5, just the third team in NFL history to make the postseason after a 1-5 start. He helped quarterback Andrew Luck earn NFL Comeback Player of the Year honors and guard Quenton Nelson earn AP All-Pro honors as a rookie.

Prior to his time as a head coach, Reich spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator in Philadelphia (2016-17), helping the Eagles win Super Bowl LII, their first in franchise history. Over those two years, the offense ranked in the top 10 in both points per game (25.8) and yards per game (351.6).

In their Super Bowl season (2017), the Eagles offense ranked third in the league in scoring (28.6) and seventh in total offense (365.8). Despite losing MVP-candidate quarterback Carson Wentz to a season‑ending injury in Week 14, Reich's offense averaged 442.7 yards per game in the postseason, producing the highest offensive scoring output in a Super Bowl this century (41).

Reich was elevated to offensive coordinator in San Diego (2014-15), after spending one season as the Chargers quarterbacks coach (2013). In 2015, Reich led a top 10 offense, with quarterback Philip Rivers posting one of the best statistical seasons of his career, throwing for a career-high 4,792 yards and leading the league with 437 completions.

Before arriving in San Diego, Reich served as the wide receivers coach for the Arizona Cardinals (2012), where he helped first-ballot Hall of Fame wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald earn his seventh career Pro Bowl selection, and aided in the development of rookie WR Michael Floyd, who finished the season ranked inside the top 10 among rookie receivers in multiple statistical categories.

Reich's coaching career began in 2006 with Indianapolis as a coaching intern before being elevated to an offensive coaching staff assistant (2008). He later served as quarterbacks coach (2009-10) and wide receivers coach (2011). The Colts won four division titles and clinched the playoffs in every season during Reich's initial stint with the team, appearing in the Super Bowl twice (2006 and 2009), with a win in Super Bowl XLI.

A quarterback in the NFL for 14 seasons (1985–98), Reich spent the first 10 seasons of his career in Buffalo (1985-94), where he reached four consecutive Super Bowls (1991-94). Notably, as a backup in 1992, Reich engineered the largest postseason comeback in NFL history, a 32-point rally against the Houston Oilers in the Wild Card Round where he threw four second-half touchdowns.

Having also spent time with Carolina, the Jets, and Detroit over his 14-year playing career, Reich appeared in 118 games (20 starts), and recorded 6,075 passing yards and 40 touchdowns. In his lone season with the Jets (1996), Reich started seven games, a single-season best, and was teammates with Glenn.

A native of Freeport, NY, Reich and his wife, Linda, have three daughters: Lia, Aviry, and Hannah.

FLIGHT PATH

New York Jets 2026-Present

Offensive Coordinator 2026-Present

Stanford 2025

Interim Head Coach/Senior Advisor 2025

Carolina Panthers 2023

Head Coach 2023

Indianapolis Colts 2006-11, 2018-22

Head Coach 2018-22

Wide Receivers  2011

Quarterbacks 2009-10

Offensive Assistant 2008

Coaching Intern 2006-07

Philadelphia Eagles 2016-17

Offensive Coordinator 2016-17

San Diego Chargers 2013-15

Offensive Coordinator 2014-15

Quarterbacks 2013

Arizona Cardinals 2012

Wide Receivers 2012

PLAYING CAREER

Detroit Lions (Quarterback) 1997-98

New York Jets (Quarterback) 1996

Carolina Panthers (Quarterback) 1995

Buffalo Bills (Quarterback) 1985-94

Maryland (Quarterback) 1982-84