Former Vols’ assistant named Jets’ wide receivers coach
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The New York Jets have hired former Tennessee assistant coach Zach Azzanni as its wide receivers coach.
Azzanni held the same position in Denver for the past five seasons and leaves as the Broncos’ longest tenured assistant coach. In Denver, he served under head coaches Vance Joseph, Vic Fangio and Nathaniel Hackett.
Hackett is now serving as the Jets’ offensive coordinator.
Azzanni began his coaching career overseeing wide receivers at Valparaiso (1999-2000). He was then a graduate assistant at Bowling Green (2001-02) before becoming the Falcons’ wide receivers coach from 2003-06.
He served as wide receivers coach from 2007-09 under former Vols’ head coach Butch Jones at Central Michigan.
Azzanni then served as passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach at Florida in 2010. In 2011, he was offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Western Kentucky.
The following year, Azzanni was wide receivers coach at Wisconsin.
He reunited with Jones at Tennessee, serving as recruiting coordinator and wide receivers coach from 2013-14 and passing game coordinator and receivers coach from 2015-16.
Azzanni began his NFL coaching career in 2017 as wide receivers coach with Chicago.
