{"id":31453,"date":"2016-01-06T20:28:18","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T00:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=31453"},"modified":"2016-01-06T20:36:53","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T00:36:53","slug":"special-teams-coach-bobby-april-two-others-cut-loose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2016\/01\/06\/special-teams-coach-bobby-april-two-others-cut-loose\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Teams Coach Bobby April, two Others cut Loose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Glenn Naughton<\/p>\n<p>Head coaches aren&#8217;t the only ones who find themselves being let go in the days immediately following the end of a team&#8217;s NFL season and that was the case today when the Jets cut ties with special teams coach Bobby April and two other assistants.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Three <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jets<\/a> assistant coaches will not return in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Details &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B0TFvXN3Wi\">https:\/\/t.co\/B0TFvXN3Wi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ro4jzXK9Ei\">pic.twitter.com\/Ro4jzXK9Ei<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Jets (@nyjets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyjets\/status\/684880889705279493?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>April, a veteran coordinator who was hired by first-year head coach Todd Bowles, saw his unit struggle mightily throughout the season, allowing key scores in several close games, including a game against the Philadelphia Eagles who got an 89-yard punt return for a touchdown from Darren Sproles in an Eagles 24-17 defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Hagen (assistant special teams) and Ron Heller (assistant offensive line) were also let go.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>After having our season-ending meetings with the staff, I decided that changes were necessary in these areas,&#8221; Bowles said. &#8220;I appreciate their contributions this past season and wish them success in the future.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jets fans are sounding off on these changes in our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/forums.jetnation.com\/topic\/125438-bobby-april-fired-as-special-teams-coach\/\">NY Jets message board<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Glenn Naughton Head coaches aren&#8217;t the only ones who find themselves being let go in the days immediately following the end of a team&#8217;s NFL season and that was the case today when the Jets cut ties with special teams coach Bobby April and two other assistants. 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