It's with the Lions as the defensive play-caller that Glenn showed his aptitude to become a top coach who can lead a collection of men to greatness. Plenty of sources around the league have commended the Jets for the hire of Glenn, feeling his experience as a player and coach will be well suited for New York.
Legendary football coach Bill Parcells had something to say about the New York Jets' decision to hire Aaron Glenn as head coach.
Aaron Glenn began his NFL career with the New York Jets, and now he's returning home, on Wednesday agreeing to become the team's newest head coach following a four-year run as the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator.
After serving as the defensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions for the past four years and helping lead Detroit from the NFL's outhouse to the NFC's best record, Aaron Glenn has agreed to become the head coach of the New York Jets, per ESPN's Rich Cimini.
Former Dallas Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells is fired up for Aaron Glenn after the former Cowboys DB accepted the New York Jets head coaching job.
Reports around the National Football League indicate the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn will have a second interview with the New York
Aaron Glenn was hired to be their 19th full-time head coach on Wednesday. Glenn, who was the Jets’ first-round draft choice in 1994 and played eight seasons for the team, spent the past four years as the Lions defensive coordinator.
Glenn comes back to New York after a strong playing career as a former first-round pick in 1994. He is entering the top job as a first time head coach but has been with the team as a scout, and has had other stops around the league as an assistant under Sean Payton and Dan Campbell.
Aaron Glenn has a big booster in Bill Parcells, who is strongly backing the Jets' hire of the former NFL cornerback as the team's new head coach.
Anzalone, a linebacker, has played under Glenn in all eight of his NFL seasons and says the Jets are getting a no-nonsense coach who "knows when to push people" but also "to uplift" them.
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