Report: Robert Saleh hires John Benton, Greg Knapp, Rob Calabrese as offensive assistants

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Jets head coach Robert Saleh not only brings in Mike LaFleur from San Francisco’s attacking staff.

According to Mike Silver of the NFL Media, Saleh rent 49ers’ offensive line coach John Benton is New York’s attacking line coach / coordinator for the game. Benton has been with the 49ers since Kyle Shanahan took over as head coach in 2017. He also worked with Saleh in 2016 with Jacksonville and from 2006-2010 with Houston.

Silver reports that Saleh is also appointing former Falcons coach Greg Knapp to serve in the same position for the Jets. He and Saleh cross paths with the 2010 Texans. And Rob Calabrese will be the specialist in New York for the passing game after spending the past two years as an offensive quality control coach for Denver.

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