Jets' Aaron Glenn Might Not Get Fired Because of Relationship Formed in Year 2000

Winning is ultimately the goal in the NFL, and while the New York Jets have shown better signs over the past couple of weeks than they did a season ago under head coach Aaron Glenn, it's only a matter of time before Glenn ends up on the hot seat. 

Some fans are already frustrated with him, saying that if he wasn't the head coach and the Jets had someone better, they'd have at least two wins right now. 

That's a fair argument, but the Jets still need to give Glenn time to figure some things out.

The one thing I worry about with the Jets, and the NFL specifically, is that guys try to run coaches out of town too quickly. If every good head coach in the sport's history were fired after one bad year, we wouldn't have many legends. 

That's not to say there aren't other ways to tell whether they'll be that guy in the future, but it's an interesting situation with Glenn, and at this point, the Jets firing another head coach will only set them back further.

According to the latest report, that doesn't seem to be in the plans yet. The reason is Woody Johnson's relationship with Glenn.

“Glenn is a bit different from previous Jets coaches because he and Johnson have known each other since 2000, when Johnson bought the team and Glenn was still a player. Glenn later returned as a scout and then Johnson hired him in 2025 to be the head coach.

“Johnson fired Robert Saleh after five games in 2024, and it was clear that Johnson was never a fan of Saleh, who was hired by his brother Christopher while Woody was U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom,” Brian Costello of the New York Post wrote.

It's interesting to hear that Robert Saleh and Johnson didn't necessarily get along, as he wasn't a fan of him. 

There was an assumption about that, but now that reports are out, it makes sense. 

As for what Glenn can do, while the relationship definitely plays a role, it will ultimately come down to wins and losses. 

The Jets haven't won enough games, and that's a problem for many in this fan base who want to see success.