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The Jets have agreed to terms with Aaron Glenn to become their head coach. Glenn, the 22nd head coach in franchise history, returns home to a Jets team he played for in his first eight NFL seasons and later worked for as a scout in the personnel department. Glenn, the former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator, officially agreed to terms on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

Chairman Johnson led the search for a head coach and was aided by The 33rd Team in a support role to help identify and vet candidates in addition to coordinate interviews. Former NFL front office executives Mike Tannenbaum and Rick Spielman headed the project for the NFL technology and media company.

After announcing 16 completed head coach interviews, Glenn met face-to-face with Jets brass Tuesday morning and a framework for a deal was agreed upon.

Before starting his professional coaching trek, Glenn worked in the Jets' front office as a pro personnel scout in 2012 and college area scout in 2013.

"I guess the humbling part, the part I'm most proud of, is being able to come back to the team that gave me a shot, my first opportunity to set foot on an NFL field and be part of an NFL roster, gave me a chance to show what I feel I could do in this league," Glenn said upon his return to the Jets in 2012. "I think that's important to me, to show that no matter where I went, I had a soft spot in my heart for the team that gave me my first opportunity."

Prior to his first stint in coaching as the Cleveland Browns assistant secondary coach in 2014-15, A.G. played 15 seasons in the NFL. The Jets' first-round pick (No. 12 overall

• Re-joined the organization in 2023 after initially breaking into the NFL as a college/pro scout with the Browns from 1993-95.
• Named the 2023 NFL Assistant Coach of the Year after first season as Browns defensive coordinator.
• In his 16th season as an NFL defensive coordinator and second with the Browns. Previously served as defensive coordinator with the Titans (2001-07), Bills (2014) and Eagles (2016-20). Helped the Eagles win Super Bowl LII, while leading the NFL in rush defense that season (79.2 yards per game). During time as defensive coordinator, has helped eight different defensive linemen reach double-digit sacks in a season (nine total times).
• In 2023, the Browns defense led the NFL in several categories including total defense (270.2 yards per game), passing defense (164.7 yards per game), third down percentage (67-of-230 for 29.1 percent) and first downs allowed (253). The team's 270.2 net yards allowed per game were the fewest allowed in the NFL since the 2014 Seahawks (267.1) and the fewest allowed by a Browns team since 1957. The Browns set a franchise record for sacks in a season with 48. Cleveland also led the league by forcing 112 punts, the third-most forced by an NFL team since 1970.

• Helped DE Myles Garrett be named the 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year as well as first team A

Andrew Ford enters his fourth season with the Cardinals and first as a Pro Scout after being promoted in May, 2024.

Ford originally joined the Cardinals in May, 2021 and worked as a scouting assistant for three seasons (2021-23). Prior to the Cardinals, he spent one year (2020) with the 33rd Team working as a scouting assistant for former NFL GM Mike Tannenbaum.

He played football collegiately at the University of Massachusetts where he completed 560-of-895 passes for 6,995 yards and 57 TDs in 29 career games. As a junior in 2017, Ford started 10-of-11 games played and completed 223-of-353 passes (63.2%) for 2,924 yards and 22 TDs while adding two rushing TDs.

Ford was selected to the Manning Award Watch List as a senior in 2018 and was named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society. He finished his collegiate career second in school history in completion percentage (62.5), passer efficiency rating (143.7) and TD passes (57).

He graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a bachelor's degree in Sports Management and Economics in 2018.