Jets hiring Lions coordinator Aaron Glenn as their new head coach: source

After an extended search, the Jets yet person a caller caput coach.

Lions antiaircraft coordinator Aaron Glenn is the prime to pb Gang Green, according to sources.

Glenn met with the squad starting connected Tuesday successful Florham Park. This was his 2nd interrogation with the team, pursuing a virtual interrogation earlier this month.

No different coaching campaigner received a 2nd interrogation from the Jets. 

Glenn near Florham Park Tuesday nighttime without reaching a deal. But the Jets and Glenn wanted to proceed talking, according to sources. Reportedly, earlier thing was finalized, the Jets began informing different candidates that they were nary longer being considered.

After the Lions mislaid to the Commanders connected Saturday night, Glenn was capable to instrumentality 2nd interviews with teams. He had a 2nd interrogation scheduled with the Saints, wherever helium played and was an adjunct coach, for their coaching occupation aboriginal this week.

Glenn’s interrogation with the Saints was scheduled for Wednesday but postponed aft a snowstorm deed the New Orleans area. He has besides antecedently spoken to the Jaguars and Bears astir their coaching openings, but Glenn accepted the Jets occupation instead.

Gang Green was considered a playoff contender entering the 2024 play aft the instrumentality of Aaron Rodgers. However, the squad finished a disappointing 5-12, and manager Robert Saleh and Joe Douglas were some fired in-season.

Glenn’s past with Gang Green is good known. The Jets selected the cornerback successful the archetypal circular of the 1994 NFL Draft, and helium played 8 seasons successful the organization, making 2 Pro Bowls.

After his playing vocation ended, the Jets hired Glenn, 52, arsenic a scout successful 2012. He stayed with the squad for 2 seasons earlier becoming a coach. Since then, Glenn has worked arsenic an adjunct with the Browns, Saints and Lions organizations and has been Detroit’s antiaircraft coordinator for the past 4 years, helping crook astir the team’s defense.

Glenn has nary erstwhile caput coaching experience, but helium has been praised arsenic a civilization builder aft helium and Dan Campbell helped the Lions spell from bottommost feeders to contenders.

Glenn’s defence dealt with galore injuries passim this season. However, en way to a 15-2 record, the Lions ranked seventh successful scoring defense, allowing the second-lowest completion percent (61.1%) and the lowest passer standing (82.0) successful the NFL.

Those injuries affected the Lions’ defence during their divisional-round nonaccomplishment to the Commanders. Glenn’s defence allowed 481 yards and 31 points successful the archetypal half.

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