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Former NFL Coach Gregg Williams Lands XFL Job

Gregg Williams has found a new coaching gig in the XFL.

The league announced that Williams will serve as the defensive coordinator on a team coached by Reggie Barlow.

Williams has not coached in a professional game since 2020 when he served as the Jets defensive coordinator. New York fired him on Dec. 7, 2020, a day after the Jets fell to the Oakland Raiders 31-28. The Jets finished that season with a 2-14 record.

When he was fired, the Jets had given up the third-most points in the league. The 63-year-old became the Jets defensive coordinator ahead of the 2019 season after previously working with the Browns, Rams, Saints, Jaguars and the Commanders.