Rams Training Camp - Day 1

Todd Bowles has hired a new defensive backs coach. It's Dennard Wilson, seen here on Day 1 of Rams Training Camp on the campus of UC Irvine, Saturday, July 30, 2016, in Irvine, CA. (Jeff Lewis | Rams)

The Jets are hiring Dennard Wilson as their defensive backs coach, according to CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora.

(UPDATE: One week after this report, the Jets made the hire official on Wednesday.)

Jets coach Todd Bowles fired secondary coach Joe Danna after the 2016 season, during which the team's defensive backs were terrible. The Jets this season allowed the NFL's third-highest quarterback rating (98.5).

Wilson spent the past two seasons as the Rams' defensive backs coach. The Rams were seeking a new head coach, to replace the fired Jeff Fisher. They hired Sean McVay, Washington's offensive coordinator.

From 2012-14, Wilson was a defensive quality control assistant for the Rams. He was a scout for the Bears from 2008-11 -- his first NFL job.

Wilson, 34, played defensive back at the University of Maryland and had a brief NFL career in 2004 as an undrafted rookie with Washington, before beginning his coaching career in the high school ranks that same year.

Before 2015, Wilson had never been a full-time position coach at the college or NFL level, so he is an inexperienced coach in that regard. Can he help fix the Jets' secondary in 2017? Bowles' job could depend on that, among other upgrades.

Wilson is the first replacement coach hired this offseason by Bowles. As it turned out, Bowles will not hire Clint Hurtt (as was reported) to replace outside linebackers coach Mark Collins.

In addition to Collins and Danna, Bowles also fired Kevin Patullo (quarterbacks), Marcel Shipp (running backs), and Pepper Johnson (defensive line), while offensive coordinator Chan Gailey retired.

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