Jets may have inside track in Aaron Glenn pursuit
NY Post
The Jets have cast a wide net in their coaching search, but one of the hottest candidates of this coaching cycle may be emerging as the favorite.
Aaron Glenn, a former Pro Bowl cornerback for the Jets and the current Lions defensive coordinator, has told people the Jets are his first choice if he were to be offered a head coaching position, The Post’s Brian Costello wrote in his “Inside the Jets” Post Sports+ newsletter this week.
The coaching cycle is fluid and Glenn could easily end up somewhere else — he’s been linked to the Saints, where he finished his career and was defensive backs coach for five years before joining the Lions.
Glenn, 52, has either interviewed with or will interview with the Jets, Saints, Bears, Jaguars and Raiders. He declined to interview for the Patriots job that went to Mike Vrabel in what was not a well-kept secret once New England fired Jerod Mayo.
The Lions defense allowed the seventh-fewest points per game (20.1) during their 15-2 regular season.
The Jets interviewed Vrabel before he went to Foxborough and also interviewed their former coach, Rex Ryan, and former Panthers and Commanders coach Ron Rivera.
We might as well start talking about this now. As early as next Tuesday, it’s at least possible that Carlos Beltran will earn the 75 percent of the vote necessary to gain entrance to the Hall of Fame. And when that happens — if not now, then some year soon — it’s going to be a most interesting thing to watch how Mets fans react.