Another head coach candidate is gone and another team in need of a head coach is crossed off the list.
Wednesday the Jets hired Aaron Glenn to be their next head coach.
He’s home: The Jets have a deal for Aaron Glenn to be their new head coach, sources say, as the former NYJ first-rounder lands with his old team.
A move now celebrated by countless Jets legends, the Lions DC was the team’s top choice. He’s thanked the Saints and accepted NYJ.
— Ian Rapoport (@rapsheet1.bsky.social) January 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The former Lions OC returns to the team that drafted him as a player.
Glenn was a hot name this head coaching cycle. He held a virtual interview with the Raiders last week. But once the Lions were knocked out of the playoffs, his first and only stop was to the team with which he spent the first eight years of his 15-year playing career.