Monday was the primary day groups may start in-person interviews with assistant coaches who had been eradicated within the wild-card and divisional rounds.
Gang Inexperienced is just not losing time scheduling second interviews with each a prime teaching and common supervisor candidate.
Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn can have a second interview with the Jets for his or her teaching emptiness on Tuesday, sources affirm. NFL Media was the primary to report that Glenn would meet with the Jets.
Glenn may also have a second interview with the Saints on Wednesday, Sports activities Illustrated reported. The Jets and Saints are thought of the favorites to land Glenn after he performed and labored for each organizations.
The Jets may also interview Lance Newmark, a former Lions govt and present Commanders assistant common supervisor, for the GM place on Tuesday as nicely. Along with the Jets, Newmark has additionally interviewed with the Raiders for his or her GM position.
Newmark spent 26 years within the Lions group earlier than coming to Washington final 12 months, and it’s believed he has a powerful relationship with Glenn.
Throughout his one season with the Commanders, Newmark labored with GM Adam Peters to assist the crew end 12-5 and earn the sixth seed within the NFC. He has 28 years of NFL expertise, together with serving because the Lions’ senior director of participant personnel (2016-21) and overseeing the faculty and professional scouting operations.
Newmark additionally was Detroit’s director of school scouting (2015-16), assistant director of school scouting (2008-14), nationwide scout (2005-07), and space scout (1999-2004) throughout his time within the group. He started his NFL govt profession with the Chargers, working beneath then-GM Bobby Beathard, a member of the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame.
Along with Newmark, 14 others have been interviewed for the Jets GM job: Thomas Dimitroff, Jon Robinson, Jim Nagy, Louis Riddick, Alec Halaby, Mike Borgonzi, Ray Farmer, Mike Greenberg, Darren Mougey, Trey Brown, Chris Spielman, Ryan Grigson, Jon-Eric Sullivan, and Brian Gaine.
After an intensive teaching and common supervisor search, the Jets are winding down their course of. They’re searching for each after Jets proprietor Woody Johnson fired Robert Saleh and Joe Douglas amidst a 5-12 season.
The Jets interviewed Glenn just about on Jan. 9 whereas the Lions had been on a bye after ending 15-2 and with the No. 1 seed within the NFC. Washington defeated Detroit within the divisional spherical on Saturday night time to advance to the NFC Championship.
Gang Inexperienced has interviewed 16 candidates for the Jets teaching place along with Glenn. Ron Rivera, Mike Vrabel, Rex Ryan, Matt Nagy, Mike Locksley, Steve Spagnuolo, Darren Rizzi, Jeff Ulbrich, Vance Joseph, Arthur Smith, Bobby Slowik, Brian Flores, Jeff Hafley, Josh McCown, and Joe Whitt Jr. have all been interviewed thus far.
Vrabel was employed because the Patriots’ coach on Jan. 12. On Saturday, the Falcons named Ulbrich their new defensive coordinator.
Glenn started his profession with the crew three a long time in the past and has been the favored teaching alternative amongst Jets followers.
Gang Inexperienced chosen Glenn twelfth total within the 1994 NFL Draft out of Texas A&M. The previous cornerback spent eight seasons with the Jets and was a two-time Professional Bowler beneath former coach Invoice Parcells earlier than Glenn was acquired by the Texans within the enlargement draft in 2002.
Glenn, 52, additionally performed for the Cowboys, Jaguars, and Saints earlier than retiring in 2010. After retiring, he grew to become a scout within the Jets group in 2012, a novel background for many coaches.
That scouting expertise has helped Glenn have a hand in each the offensive and defensive facet of recreation planning.
“I’m a coach, I just happen to be on defense,” Glenn stated throughout his weekly press convention final week. “I understand the offense just as well as a number of people.
“So if you want to hire me, you’re gonna hire a coach, you’re not gonna hire a defensive coach. I’m gonna talk to the offense just as much as I’m gonna talk to the defense.”
After two seasons as a scout, Glenn was employed because the Browns’ assistant defensive backs coach (2014-15) earlier than Sean Payton employed him in 2016 because the Saints’ defensive backs coach. He spent 5 seasons in New Orleans earlier than Dan Campbell introduced him to Detroit to turn out to be the Lions’ defensive coordinator in 2021.
The crew’s protection has steadily improved since Glenn grew to become the Lions’ defensive coordinator. Throughout his first season in Detroit, Glenn’s unit completed twenty ninth in yards (379.8) and thirty first in factors allowed (27.5). In 2024, regardless of having 12 defensive gamers on injured reserve, the Lions had been twentieth in yards (342.4) and seventh in factors allowed (20.1).
The Lions protection additionally allowed the second-lowest completion proportion (61.1) and the league’s lowest passer ranking (82.0) this season.
Glenn has been labeled a tradition builder — a coach who will get gamers to purchase into and positively affect the group. After not making the playoffs for 14 seasons, the Jets may use a tradition builder like Glenn.
Along with presumably dropping Glenn, the Lions are anticipated to lose offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. Throughout the Lions’ playoff bye, Johnson interviewed just about with the Bears, Raiders, Patriots, and Jaguars.
“I would expect to lose both, but I haven’t been told anything,” Campbell stated on Monday. “I just, I’ve got a feeling, but I am prepared to lose both.”
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