New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn will have multiple new coaches next season.
According to NFL insider Rich Cimini of ESPN, New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn has fired six coaches.
Glenn and the Jets have parted ways with assistant coaches Charles London (QB), Scott Turner (pass game coordinator), Eric Washington (DL), Aaron Curry (LB), Roosevelt Williams (def asst) and Alonso Escalante.
New York went 3-14 this season. The team was awful on both sides of the ball.
How bad, you ask? The Jets 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 was 29th in the league in points per game and 31st in points per game allowed.
"I understand what everybody on the outside is saying," Glenn said. "I'm going to take all those arrows, and that's OK, because I do know this: It's going to turn. And I'm confident in that. ... Just trust me. I know it's hard to say, but trust me and have faith in what we're doing."
New York's three wins this season came against the Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons. Glenn and Co. have the second overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft and are widely expected to select a QB.
The biggest hire Glenn and the Jets have to make is DC and Cimini thinks Wink Martindale is the early favorite for the job.
"Probably Wink Martindale, who has seven years of coordinator experience with the Broncos, Baltimore Ravens and New York Giants," Cimini wrote. "He presided over top-tier units with the Ravens (2018 to 2021).
"His defense was good enough to help the 2022 Giants advance to the divisional round of the playoffs, although their defensive EPA (Expected Points Added) was only 28th. (In fact, Martindale hasn't fielded a top-10 unit in EPA since 2020.) He reportedly had a falling out with then-coach Brian Daboll, leading to his departure after the 2023 season.
"The '23 Giants tied for the league lead with 31 takeaways, which has to intrigue the turnover-starved Jets. Glenn jumped on Martindale early, interviewing him before the Jets' season ended. They have no previous working experience together, which raises the compatibility issue. We're talking about two Type A personalities, which would make for an interesting dynamic."
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