Two Pro Football Hall of Famers who spent time with the New York Jets praised the hiring of Aaron Glenn as the team's new head coach.

Aaron Glenn began his NFL career with the New York Jets, and now he's returning home, on Wednesday agreeing to become the team's newest head coach following a four-year run as the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator.

Former Dallas Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells is fired up for Aaron Glenn after the former Cowboys DB accepted the New York Jets head coaching job.

If the New York Jets wanted to know what people thought about Aaron Glenn becoming the 22nd head coach in franchise history, all they had to do was ask a legendary Hall-of-Famer. Bill Parcells wasn't a part of the team that drafted Glenn with the team's first-round selection in 1994,

While Wednesday's hiring of Aaron Glenn as head coach won't undo years of pain, it's a step in the right direction for the troubled franchise.

It was widely assumed that Glenn and Washington Commanders assistant GM Lance Newmark were a package deal. After all, they worked together for three years with the Detroit Lions, and both were present Tuesday at the team facility for second interviews. Newmark was the first GM candidate to get a second (in-person) interview.

The Jets hired Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as their next head coach, with sources telling ESPN it's a five-year contract. The team is still looking to hire a general manager.

New York hired Glenn, most recently the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator, as their next head coach, ahead of his scheduled in-person interview with New Orleans. It’s a five-year deal, according to league sources.

The New York Jets have hired their next head coach: former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. It seems some franchise legends are ecstatic about the team's latest hire, who marks the organization's eighth head coach since 2000.

Keyshawn Johnson is preaching one thing to Jets fans with Aaron Glenn taking the reins as Gang Green’s newest head coach.

Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn agrees to terms with Jets to be head coach The New York Jets and Aaron Glenn have agreed to terms on making the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator their head coach.

“I’m excited to welcome Aaron Glenn home as the head coach of the New York Jets,” owner Woody Johnson said in a statement. “Aaron earned this opportunity through almost three decades of NFL experience — 10 with us as a player and a scout.