Barring a miraculous run to the playoffs over the next 11 weeks, Aaron Glenn is probably going to be fired by the New York Jets. If the front office does not cut him loose before the end of the season, it will likely cut him loose at the end.
An astonishing statistic about his first 23 games as head coach is more than enough reason to make a change.
To make matters worse, the NFL organization’s livestream suddenly cut out during the most important question of Glenn’s press conference. Even if it was an accident, the timing is very suspicious.
Aaron Glenn explained his halftime interview.
The New York Jets lost to the New England Patriots by a final score of 26-19 on Sunday. The reigning Super Bowl runners-up held off a second-half comeback by Geno Smith, Omar Cooper Jr. and Braelon Allen to secure the win.
New England held a 17-3 lead at halftime. Aaron Glenn spoke with CBS sideline reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala before he made his way back into the locker room. He was asked about what his team needed to do in the second half to get back in the game.
It certainly sounded like Glenn thought the Jets were going to get the ball on offense to begin the second half. Take a listen:
Aaron Glenn: "The good thing is, we get the ball. We get a chance to go move it and finish."
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 18, 2026
The Patriots got the ball first in the second half. 🤷 pic.twitter.com/GCkMYOHDkZ
Glenn said on Monday that there was not any confusion with who got the ball out of halftime. He said that he was talking to CBS about what would happen after the defense forced a stop to begin the second half.
“No, I actually talked about just the offense. I think they were talking about sustaining drives, and my conversation with them is when the offense gets the ball back, man, we want to be able to sustain a drive and go score. Then when the defense gets back on, we want to make sure we stop them and get the ball back to our offense. That’s what I was talking about when it comes to that. The conversation was talking about the offense at that time.”
Make of his answer what you will. Believe it or don’t.
It gets weirder. The head coach’s press conference suddenly went dark when Rich Cimini of ESPN asked Glenn about the halftime interview. The stream did not have audio or video issues through the first eight minutes. Only in that one moment.
Coincidence? Probably. Suspicious? Definitely.
The New York Jets are probably going to fire their head coach.
We’ll see what happens over the next 11 weeks but it seems unlikely that Aaron Glenn will return as the head coach for 2027-28. The New York Jets are currently projected to have three draft picks in the top 13. I would be shocked if they do not make a change at head coach before they make those picks. A fresh start seems inevitable.
First and foremost, Glenn is 5-18 through his first 23 games. He is 0-7 in the division.
If that is not bad enough, Glenn continues to put his own foot in his mouth. Even if the 54-year-old actually did know which team got the ball out of halftime, his interview with CBS did not help with optics.
And what happened right before the interview might be even more damaging.
New York has been outscored 100-6 in the final two minutes of the second quarter since Glenn was hired. The Jets have scored zero touchdowns and just two field goals in the final two minutes of the second quarter of their last 23 games. Their last 23 opponents have scored 11 touchdowns and eight field goals in the final two minutes of the second quarter. Yikes.
Maybe Glenn is able to survive because last year is widely considered a tank. He needs to figure out who gets the ball and how to stop the opposing offense before halftime if he is going to do so.