Having already established themselves as part of the process, which ended with Aaron Glenn being selected the new Jets head coach, what does the future hold for ESPN’s Rex Ryan and Mike Tannenbaum?

The conflict of interest, attached to Tom Brady, Fox’s No. 1 NFL analyst and part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, will remain an issue, even during Super Bowl week, when an overflow media crowd in New Orleans engages in a desperate scramble for content.

When it comes to the NFL’s pecking order, Ryan and Tannenbaum are way down the stature list making the likelihood of their issues being exposed again slim. That, and the fact ESPN suits, at least publicly, don’t think either man did anything wrong.

Buy that school of thought if you want to, but what is Ryan, who used ESPN’s multiple platforms as self-promotional vehicles (”I’m the best guy for the job. It ain’t close, trust me”) going to say if Glenn’s Jets get off to an 0-3 start?

“I told you I was the best man for the Jets job,” Ryan might boast. “They went in another direction and are now paying the price.” But would anyone believe what he has to say knowing Ryan has an ax to grind because he coveted the Jets job? All he got was one interview.

And what if the opposite happens? What if Glenn’s Jets get off fast 3-0 start? Knowing Ryan said (multiple times) that he was the “only” man for the job, could he bring himself to give Glenn the credit he deserves? And if Ryan doesn’t, it will only come off as sour grapes damaging his and ESPN’s credibility.

For Tannenbaum, ESPN’s in-house GM, this is about business. His “The 33rd Team” acted as a paid consultant assisting Woody Johnson in the organization’s extensive search for a new coach and general manager (Darren Mougey).

If the Glenn regime is not successful, Tannenbaum will be directly linked to its failure. If the Jets get off to a successful start the flip side is true — Tannenbaum can take credit.

But if the results are mixed, will Tannenbaum be perceived as nothing more than another conflicted ESPN analyst cutting the Jets slack, because he hand-picked Glenn? And if the results are bad, will Tannenbaum, on an ESPN show, spin, saying the new Jets system needs more time to jell?

While Tannenbaum’s TV mission is to bring reality to his analysis, it’s hard envisioning him, even if deserved, trashing the Jets. Or the way Glenn is running the team.

For all intents and purposes Tannenbaum would be ripping himself, his company, and the process “The 33rd Team” used to pick Glenn. And it would be the longest of shots to see that type of honest self-analysis actually come to fruition.