Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer has passed on the opportunity to interview for the Bills head coaching job.
The Bills had been granted permission by the Jets to interview Schottenheimer and could have spoken to him either this week or after the Jets’ season was over.
Schottenheimer, who last week said he never has been happier in his coaching career than he is right now, wasn’t available for comment, though he is scheduled to be available Thursday.
“You guys [reporters] will talk to Brian [today],” Rex Ryan said. “I’d rather let Brian comment on his personal situation.”
It’s believed that Schottenheimer, who previously interviewed with the Ravens, Dolphins and Jets for head coaching jobs, thinks he’ll have other opportunities down the road and would rather wait for the best situation.
“I’d love to be a head coach, but I say that with an asterisk,” Schottenheimer said Sunday. “That’s my dream, but I want to be a head coach when the time is right, when the situation is right. I don’t want to just take a job to take a job.
“For the first time in three years, I’m really, really happy. I’m happy working for Rex. I love the area. I love the Jets fans. I love what we’ve done. I love the guys on our roster.”