Quarterbacks coach Matt Cavanaugh talks with Mark Sanchez during training...

Quarterbacks coach Matt Cavanaugh talks with Mark Sanchez during training camp. (July 30, 2012) Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams, Jr.

Matt Cavaunaugh will not return as the Jets QB coach in 2013. 

His contract is set to expire soon and the Jets won't re-sign him. 

It came as a surprise to some that Cavanaugh was brought back following the 2011 season, but the Jets chose to retain him after speaking with several candidates. But after a season in which Mark Sanchez regressed dramatically -- and Tim Tebow's presence complicated matters -- Cav was cut loose.

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