Did New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn really fall asleep at the NFL combine?
Remember the video that went viral showing New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn sleeping at the NFL combine?
It turns out that Glenn wasn't actually sleeping.
According to Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic, Glenn was looking down at a tablet, not sleeping.
"About that viral video where Glenn appeared to be sleeping during combine drills, team sources insist that Glenn was looking down at a tablet, not resting his eyes."
The Jets went 3-14 in Year 1 of the Glenn era. They became the first team in NFL history to not record a defensive interception and lose five straight games by 23 or more points within a single season.
New York fired Steve Wilks as DC during the 2025 season and Tanner Engstrand as OC this offseason. Brian Duker is the new DC, while Frank Reich is the new OC.
Glenn will call defensive plays next season despite Duker holding the DC title. He explained why at the NFL Combine.
"First and foremost is how I'm going to be with the defense and I will be the playcaller. To me, play-calling is my superpower," Glenn said. "I did it four years in Detroit and, man, just look at the maturation of how we improved every year and how I improved as a playcaller. I really missed doing that, and I think it's a huge part of helping us become the team that I and Mouge [GM Darren Mougey] see and that [owner] Woody [Johnson] sees us becoming."
Glenn, for the first time publicly, also explained his rationale for going in a different direction after moving on from Wilks late last season.
"I think that's one of the mistakes that I had last year," Glenn said. "You hire a coordinator and bring in the guys you feel comfortable with. That hasn't changed, but man, there were a lot of conversations between me and each coach to make sure there was synergy between me and that coach. So I feel very comfortable with that."
The Jets have the second pick in this year's NFL Draft. They are expected to draft a QB.
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