Santonio Holmes has a reputation as somewhat of a troublemaker, but the Jets think enough of him to have asked for his input before they hired Sanjay Lal as their receivers coach.

"It was important to make the right hire," Rex Ryan said. "I wanted them to get a feel for each other."

Holmes said he approved of Lal after meeting him at Ryan's house.

"Sanjay was the right guy to bring in at the time," Holmes said. "When we met at Coach Ryan's house, we saw eye-to-eye with everything that we talked about. He’s a tough-nosed guy, very mechanical, loves to work on technique and doesn't take any B.S. from the receivers."