Aaron Glenn told everyone to put their seatbelts on during his press conference. Now, we are beginning to find out who is driving the Jets bus with him.

New York hired Glenn, most recently the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator, as their next head coach, ahead of his scheduled in-person interview with New Orleans. It’s a five-year deal, according to league sources.

The Detroit Lions have gone through a brain drain within the coaching staff in the aftermath of their season-ending loss to the Washington Commanders in the divisional round. Since that defeat, Ben Johnson has been hired as the head coach of the Chicago Bears and Aaron Glenn has inked a deal to lead the New York Jets,

A person with knowledge of the hiring says the New York Jets and Aaron Glenn have agreed to terms on making the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator their head coach.

Aaron Glenn, Detroit Lions defensive coordinator, has been hired by the new York Jets as their next head coach.

The Jets reportedly are hiring Aaron Glenn as their new head coach after he spent the last four seasons as the Lions' defensive coordinator.

The New York Jets are bringing back the passing game coordinator position on their coaching staff under Aaron Glenn. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Scott Turner formerly of the Las Vegas Raiders was hired in New York as the team’s passing game coordinator.

Glenn and the Jets will need to hire assistant all across the locker room in New York to help out the new head coach, from the various coordinator positions to positional-specific roles. Those hires are slowly starting to be announced.

Aaron Glenn has already made hires for the most important spots on his coaching staff, but over the last couple of days the Jets have brought in additional coaches. Scott Turner will serve as the team’s passing game coordinator.

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