Former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is reportedly headed to the New York Jets, a team he played for during his NFL career, to become their next head coach.
It’s a move that many Jets legends, including “Broadway Joe” himself, love to see.
“I hope everything [Jets] fans are as excited as my family and I am that Aaron Glenn is our new head coach,” Jets legendary quarterback Joe Namath wrote on X. “I wish the season would start next week.”
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Joe Namath attends a game between the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium on September 8, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NFL.com’s Judy Battista also reported that Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells, who coached Glenn with the Jets and Dallas Cowboys as a player, was fired to see his former student get his due as head coach.
“He’s not afraid to be combative,” Parcells told Battista. “He’s just nasty. Not rude or rude. He’s just willing to get his point across.”
DJ Reed, who spent the past three seasons with the Jets and is a free agent this offseason, also posted on X.
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“Glenn is a great looker!” he wrote.
Glenn’s departure from Detroit marks the second coordinator under Dan Campbell to find their own head coaching gig elsewhere. While Glenn went to another conference, offensive coordinator Ben Johnson landed with the Chicago Bears, a rival of the Lions in the NFC North.
Glenn’s return to the Jets warmed up Tuesday when he met with the team’s brass. The initial thought was that they wouldn’t let him leave the building, as well as GM candidate Lance Newark of the Washington Commanders, to make sure they got the candidates they wanted.
Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn watches a replay during the 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders in the NFC divisional playoff game at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (IMAGIN)
Even though it didn’t come to fruition, the belief that Glenn would get the Jets job swirled around social media and it landed on Wednesday.
Glenn also beat out more than a dozen other coaches in the Jets’ extensive search, including Brian Flores, Jeff Hafley, Ron Rivera and Rex Ryan.
Glenn, a three-time Pro Bowler, was drafted 12th overall by the Jets in the 1994 NFL Draft. He spent eight seasons with the franchise before being acquired by the Houston Texans in the 2002 expansion draft.
Glenn takes over a Jets franchise that is desperately looking for the right man to lead a team back to the playoffs, where they have not been since 2010 – the longest drought in football.
Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn watched the Minnesota Vikings game on Jan. 5, 2025 at Ford Field in Detroit. (Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
One of the big questions for Glenn and who ownership brings in as the new GM is whether they want Aaron Rodgers to return to the Gang Green in 2025. Of course, Rodgers has to decide if he wants to play his 21st season in the league .
Either way, Glenn is getting signs of approval from valued members of the franchise outside of ownership, which is always a good start.
