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Aaron Glenn returned to the New York Jets, the franchise where he began his playing career, for his first NFL head coaching opportunity.
Jets owner Woody Johnson continues to support first-year coach Aaron Glenn despite the team’s 0-7 start. However, Johnson’s faith doesn’t seem to extend to quarterback Justin Fields.
“It looks like [Glenn] turns some of that around,” Johnson said Tuesday at the NFL’s fall owners meeting.
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New York Jets owner Woody Johnson looks on prior to an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 15, 2024 in Nashville. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
Glenn decided to bench Fields in favor of veteran signal caller Tyrod Taylor at halftime of the Jets’ Week 7 loss to the Carolina Panthers. It remains unclear whether Fields or Taylor will be under center for the Jets’ first offensive series in the team’s Week 8 matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Johnson then expressed disappointment with a certain statistical rating attached to Fields.
“It’s tough when you have a quarterback with the rating that we have. He has the skills, but something is not quite right. If you look at any head coach with a quarterback like that, you’re going to see similar results across the league. You have to play consistently at that position, and that’s what we’re going to try to do for the rest of the season.”
New York Jets’ Justin Fields throws during the first half of an NFL football game Sagainst the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, October 5, 2025 in East Rutherford, NJ (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Fields has started six games with the Jets, and will miss Week 3 because of concussion protocol. He has compiled a passer rating of 91.1 this season. While Johnson hinted at optimism, he quickly acknowledged that “you can’t win with hope,” before noting, “but it helps.”
Johnson committed to letting the coaching staff make decisions about the quarterback position. He also said Glenn will “make the right decision with what we have.”
New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn looks on during an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in London. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Johnson’s relationship with Glenn goes back nearly three decades. The billionaire businessman redoubled his faith in the Jets head coach.
“I believe in Aaron,” Johnson said. “I see the way he handles the room. If I was a player, I’d answer him because he’s the real deal. There’s no BS. There’s no other agenda. What you hear is the truth. A lot of times the players don’t understand the truth. They get a lot of gobbledygook.”
The 2025 NFL trade deadline is scheduled for Nov. 4. The Jets could be one of the teams looking to acquire or move players as the deadline approaches. Johnson said the front office will explore all options.
“I think we’re looking at all options at all times,” Johnson said. “Always see through what’s going on in football.”
