The #Jets have requested permission to interview #Saints secondary coach Aaron Glenn for their vacant head coaching job, and it should happen next week, source said. An up-and-coming candidate.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 7, 2021
Here’s a huge opportunity for New Orleans Saints defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn: NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that the New York Jets have filed a formal interview request for Glenn in their search for a new head coach. Glenn, a 48-year old former cornerback, started his NFL career with the Jets back in 1994 and has been coaching the New Orleans secondary since 2016. He also worked in the Jets front office as a personnel scout in 2012 and 2013.
Glenn could be a good get for New York. He’s well-liked by his players and has done a good job getting production out of undrafted rookies and journeymen over the years like Ken Crawley, De’Vante Harris, and Grant Haley (who bagged his first career interception in his first game with the Saints last week). While the Saints secondary has funneled penalty yards to opponents for pass-interference fouls, they’ve always played competitive football.
So this is a situation worth monitoring. The Saints blocked the Cincinnati Bengals from interviewing Glenn for their defensive coordinator opening back in 2019, and the New York Giants went in a different direction after interviewing him for the same post in 2020. While Big Blue offered Glenn a larger role than he’s seen in New Orleans, he’s continued to have his eye on a bigger prize. And if things go his way, he could land it just across town from the Giants that passed on him.
