With his team's season over, Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Bowles has accepted the Jets' request for an interview per Daryl Slater.

Arizona defensive coordinator Todd Bowles will accept the Jets' request to interview for their head coaching job, a league source said Sunday night.

It sounds like the Jets have some competition. It also sounds like those predicting an end to the coaching search early this week might have jumped the gun.

Bowles actually started his NFL coaching career with the Jets in 2000 as the secondary coach under Al Groh. Since then, he has worked with the Cleveland, Dallas, Miami Philadelphia, and Arizona organizations. In addition to others, Bill Parcells, Andy Reid, and Bruce Arians are among the head coaches he has worked under.