New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn insists he is not spending time worrying about his professional future despite enduring another difficult stretch in his tenure. Glenn dropped his 20th game in 25 tries on Sunday, but the former NFL defensive back maintains that his sole focus is on turning the team’s trajectory around rather than contemplating job security.
“There’s so much that I think about when it comes to us improving each week that it really doesn’t come across my mind, to be honest with you,” Glenn said during a media video call on Monday. “I understand how this league is. I understand what this business is about, but my first job is each week improving this team. And that’s the only thing that I think about.”
The franchise hired Glenn with the explicit goal of guiding the team back to the postseason, but the organization is currently staring down the possibility of an 11th consecutive losing season. Sitting at 2-6 after dropping three straight contests, the Jets face a daunting upcoming schedule that features an away matchup against the 5-2 Kansas City Chiefs followed by a home game against the 6-1 Buffalo Bills.
Despite the mounting losses, New York’s primary issue has been the narrow margin of defeat rather than blowout failures. All six of the team’s losses this year have come by a combined total of 36 points, with all but one resulting in a single-score deficit.
Looking ahead to the trade deadline, Glenn dismissed the notion that the franchise is preparing for a fire sale. Following significant roster moves last year that brought in marquee draft capital through trades involving defensive lineman Quinnen Williams and cornerback Sauce Gardner, Glenn expressed confidence in the team’s direction. He stated that the front office will remain “in the business of keeping good players” and explicitly confirmed that running back Breece Hall will remain on the roster past the trade deadline.
Glenn emphasized that the accumulation of close defeats points to a necessary shift in the team’s overall approach. Unless that mental hurdle is cleared, he warned, the negative results will persist.
“I mean, that’s what this is,” Glenn said. “It’s a bottom-line business and we have to win, but we still have nine games left. So we still have an opportunity to win nine games.”
