The New York Jets hired former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as their new head coach this week.
After news of that hire broke on social media, Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton took to Twitter/X to congratulate Glenn, one of his former understudies.
“Congratulations, AG! Much Deserved #Jets,” Payton wrote on his Twitter page. The tweet has more than one million views on the social media site.
Congratulations, AG!
Much Deserved #Jets pic.twitter.com/uAcvJFqqbi— Sean Payton (@SeanPayton) January 23, 2025
Glenn, 52, played under Payton as a safety with the New Orleans Saints in 2008. He later returned to the Saints as a defensive backs coach, a position he held from 2016-2020.
Glenn was hired by Dan Campbell, another member of Payton’s coaching tree, with the Detroit Lions as a DC in 2021. After four seasons in Detroit, Glenn has now landed the HC job in New York.
Payton and Glenn will face off this fall as the Jets are scheduled to host the Broncos during the 2025 NFL season.
