NFL.com has a great video on New York Jets assistant coach Ben Kotwica, a former Apache pilot in the 1st Cavalry Division. Kotwica, in his third year with the team, serves as an assistant special teams coach with the Jets. His background as a soldier who served in the Iraq War makes him quite unique among NFL coaches, and that’s what the video is all about. Kowtica is a 1997 West Point graduate, where he was a standout linebacker. He was a team captain his senior season in 1996 when Army set a program record for wins in a season…

The New York Jets pulled off the big upset of the NFL playoffs this past weekend by going on the road and beating the San Diego Chargers, 20-14. New York’s defense, which ranked number one in the NFL during the regular season, largely held the high-powered San Diego offense in check. It turns out that defense has a strong connection to the United States Military Academy. Two Jet defensive coaches were part of Army football in the 1990s — one as a coach and one as a star player. Bob Sutton, the Jets senior defensive assistant/linebackers, was the head coach…