Aaron Glenn taking second Jets interview with pressure on team to move quickly
NY Post
Aaron Glenn is getting a second look from the Jets for their head coaching vacancy, this one in-person.
Glenn, who was drafted 12th overall by the Jets in 1994 and is the current Lions defensive coordinator, interviewed with the Jets virtually while Detroit was still in its playoff run.
With the Lions eliminated from the playoffs by Washington on Saturday night, Glenn is free to make in-person visits with teams. He is reportedly scheduled to visit the Saints on Wednesday for an in-person interview.
Glenn has also interviewed virtually with the Saints, with whom he also has ties, having coached defensive backs in New Orleans from 2016-’20 and where he played in 2008.
It’s possible the Jets may have to act quickly if Glenn is their No. 1 choice, because New Orleans is obviously interested and the Saints already have their general manager in place, with Mickey Loomis entering his 22nd season with the team and very familiar with Glenn.
The Jets, of course, remain without a general manager, which may complicate things if team owner Woody Johnson wants to hire Glenn. Because if Johnson wants to attract whomever his top GM candidate is, that job perhaps becomes less attractive if that GM has nothing to do with the hiring of the team’s head coach.
In a different time, in a season to come, we may be inclined to wax poetic about the way this one played out. In a different time, in a season to come, the Nets will be seeking to stack wins and not losses, will be fighting for playoff seeding and not for a few extra ping-pong balls in the draft lottery this spring.
The NBA has an All-Star Game problem. Despite Adam Silver’s efforts to inject juice into the February showcase — including a format alteration to the 2025 game that is too confusing to attempt to understand before it’s inevitably changed again — there’s little interest in watching teams eschew defense for a series of layup line highlights. That also means the most entertaining part of the NBA All-Star Game is just like the Pro Bowl — debating over who should get a spot.