The New York Jets have hired Aaron Glenn as their next head coach. Could he be heading back to New York as an award-winning boss? It's possible. Prior to Glenn being hired by the Jets, he spent the past four years as the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator.

Glenn, for his efforts as the Detroit Lions’ defensive coordinator, was nomin ated for the 2024 NFL Assistant Coach of the Year Award. Unfortunately, Glenn did not win it. Even so, he did fare well in voting.

Glenn walked into the locker room in Hempstead, N.Y., with stars in his eyes. For his rookie year, 1994, his locker was next to Lott’s. Glenn held Lott, one of the NFL greatest safeties in NFL history, then at the end of his career, in such high regard that he had a hard time speaking to him like they were teammates. He’d call him a father figure.

New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn was introduced to the world on Monday as the team seeks to get back on track. Glenn had a fiery message.

The former first-round pick for New York said he knew he had to come back to the organization to get them a Super Bowl.

When the New York Jets introduced head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey it was revealed the two did previously have a relationship and knew each other. Both of them discussed how Mougey was part of a group with the Denver Broncos who interviewed Glenn

Dave Merritt was one of Aaron Glenn’s coaches when he played for the Jets and he noticed right away that Glenn was “different.” Merritt was a defensive assistant and linebackers coach in 2001, Glenn’s last season with the Jets.

If New York Jets fans weren't already excited about new head coach Aaron Glenn, they should be even more so now. The Jets got their guy. Glenn was drafted by the Jets, spent the first eight seasons of his career in New York,