The Jets spent Tuesday huddling with their high decisions for his or her head coach and normal supervisor openings however nonetheless had not closed a take care of them as of Tuesday night time.
Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and Commanders assistant normal supervisor Lance Newmark had second interviews with the Jets.
Each interviews have been achieved in-person in Florham Park after their first interviews have been achieved just about.
Each males left the Jets headquarters on Tuesday night, however there remained optimism {that a} deal could be struck to make Glenn the subsequent head coach and Newmark the subsequent GM.
The Jets shouldn’t have some other second interviews scheduled and these have been the primary candidates requested again.
Glenn may very well be in demand.
The Saints wish to have him in for one more interview however the climate in New Orleans might assist the Jets out.
He initially was scheduled to interview with the Saints on Wednesday however a uncommon blizzard there has pressured them to delay their second spherical of interviews.
Glenn, 52, is a well-recognized identify for Jets followers.
He was a first-round decide of the workforce in 1994 and performed eight seasons for the Jets.
He spent the previous 4 seasons because the Lions defensive coordinator and was a part of that franchise turning issues round from perennial loser to playoff workforce.
The Lions have been the No. 1 seed within the NFC this season after going 15-2.
They have been shocked by the Commanders 45-31 within the divisional spherical on Saturday.
Newmark is a part of that Commanders group, serving beneath GM Adam Peters for the previous yr.
Previous to going to Washington, Newmark was with the Lions for 26 years.
Newmark and Glenn know one another from the time they overlapped in Detroit.
Newmark was seen as a potential GM candidate in Las Vegas if Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson took the Raiders job.
Johnson as a substitute selected the Bears, who have already got a GM in place, and that freed up Newmark for the Jets to pursue.
It is crucial for the Jets to workforce up two leaders who’ve some familiarity with one another.
The Jets have gone via a number of unhealthy GM-head coach marriages in recent times.
Glenn and Newmark have been each a part of turning the Lions round, one thing the Jets are attempting to copy.
The Jets went 5-12 this season after getting into the yr with Tremendous Bowl aspirations.
They missed the playoffs for the 14th straight yr, which is the longest drought in North American sports activities, and suffered their ninth straight dropping season.
The large query with Glenn will likely be who he hires as his offensive coordinator.
League sources stated Glenn is contemplating Scott Turner, who most lately served as Raiders interim offensive coordinator, and Rams tight ends coach Nick Caley for the job.
One identify talked about for defensive coordinator has been veteran coach Steve Wilks, in keeping with sources.
Titans cornerbacks coach Chris Harris can be into consideration for a task on the teaching workers, in keeping with a supply.
Broncos assistant particular groups coach Chris Banjo is a chance for particular groups coordinator, in keeping with a league supply.
The Jets are attempting to switch coach Robert Saleh, who was fired after 5 video games final season, and GM Joe Douglas, who was fired six weeks later.
The workforce carried out an intensive search, interviewing 16 teaching candidates and 15 GM candidates.
Glenn has been thought of the favourite for the teaching job since Mike Vrabel went to the Patriots.
The Lions’ stunning loss to Washington accelerated the hiring course of.
If the Lions had received, the Jets would have been unable to interview Glenn in individual till subsequent week.
However the loss sped up the method.
Glenn was scheduled to interview a second time with the Saints on Wednesday however the Jets made positive that didn’t occur.
Glenn additionally interviewed with the Jaguars, Raiders and Bears throughout this hiring cycle.
Glenn started his post-playing profession as a scout with the Jets in 2012-13.
He then labored as a coach for the Browns and Saints earlier than taking the Lions job beneath head coach Dan Campbell in 2021.
