If Todd Bowles is concerned about his future with the Jets, he isn’t showing it. With two games left before the Jets decide whether to keep him, the coach refused to address his status.
“I’m not going to talk about my job,” Bowles said.
He reiterated that stance in a variety of ways. Bowles did say he speaks frequently to owner Christopher Johnson, but wouldn’t give hints as to what they discuss.
“It’s my livelihood to try and win the next game, and that is what I go to work and practice for,” he said.
Following Sunday’s 31-19 loss to the Saints, rookie safety Jamal Adams went to bat for Bowles, saying, “he’s doing a phenomenal job.” And on Thursday, cornerback Buster Skrine made similar comments.
“I think he should be here,” Skrine said. “A lot of people said we didn’t have the roster to win a game. … I know as a team we want Todd back. He’s a consistent coach.”
But Bowles, in the third year of a four-year contract, won’t campaign publicly to keep his job.
“That stuff takes care of itself,” said the coach — who is 20-26 in three seasons with the Jets, without a playoff berth.