Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is finalizing a deal to become the next head coach of the New York Jets, according to multiple reports.

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The New York Jets have hired Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as their head coach, according to NFL Network and ESPN. Glenn, 52, has been the Lions’ defensive coordinator since 2021. He was a cornerback in the NFL for 15 seasons, from 1994 to 2008, mostly with the Jets and the Houston Texans.

The New York Jets have their new head coach who hopefully will lead the team for years to come. After cutting ties with Robert Saleh early in the 2024 season, the Jets have had a lot of question marks at head coach.

The 52-year-old hire will replace interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich, formerly the Jets defensive coordinator who stepped into the role after the team fired head coach Robert Saleh in October. Saleh was hired in 2021 and ended with a 20-36 record as the team’s head coach. Ulbrich is set to become the Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator next year.

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To that point, the Commanders went from the worst turnover margin in the league in 2023 (-14) to 15th (+1) in 2024. Similarly, the Houston Texans, who have now made the playoffs two years in a row after finishing 3-13-1 in 2022, jumped from 19th in turnover margin (-1) to eighth in 2023 and 2024 (+10, +9).

The Jets are applying the finishing touches to a contract to hire Glenn, the defensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions, as their coach, a person familiar with the deliberations confirmed Wednesday. Glenn played for the Jets as a cornerback, beginning when they selected him 12th overall in the NFL draft in 1994.

Signs have pointed toward this moment, but the New York Jets have officially hired Aaron Glenn as their next head coach. After an impressive four-year stint as