9:00pm: Engtrand’s future with the Jets remains unclear at this time, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic confirms. He adds Glenn has reached out to “multiple offensive assistants” about calling plays. An external OC search could be forthcoming, but a number of internal decisions will need to be made first.
3:25pm: The first year of Aaron Glenn‘s tenure as head coach of the Jets has come and gone, and with it, several coaches from his first assembled staff in New York have reportedly hit the road. 
Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 reports quarterbacks coach Charles London, passing game coordinator Scott Turner, defensive line coach Eric Washington, linebackers coach Aaron Curry, and defensive assistants Roosevelt Williams and Alonso Escalante have all been let go after their first year under Glenn in New York. Despite the dismissal of several key offensive assistant coaches, offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand notably remains in place, after Glenn dismissed defensive coordinator Steve Wilks midseason.
While it’s not uncommon for first-time head coaches to make adjustments to their staff after a first attempt, this is a pretty large amount of turnover for Glenn. After letting go of one coordinator in December, hanging on to Engstrand might have been a necessity, but per Wilson, after Engstrand’s unit finished 29th out of 32 teams in both total points and total yards, a change in structures, roles, and responsibilities was expected. That structure has yet to be strictly defined, but with the dismissal of London and Turner, it’s clear a change in the approach to the passing game is a top priority.
The Jets will obviously be looking to add a quarterback for 2026, and they’ll rely on Engstrand to build a strong support staff to either develop a young draft pick or implement a new veteran addition. New York has assembled a group of pass catchers that features Garrett Wilson, Adonai Mitchell, and tight end Mason Taylor, but with free agency and the draft still to determine much of how the rest of the offense will look moving forward, putting together the right staff around the pieces they know are in place becomes a crucial consideration.
The dismissal of multiple defensive staffers was mostly expected. The unit was handicapped by the front office a bit after trades that removed star defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and star cornerback Sauce Gardner from the picture, and injury issues surely didn’t help. Still, the Jets defense allowed the second-most points of any defense in the NFL, allowed the most touchdowns through the air of any team in the NFL, and became the first defense in NFL history not to record a single interception (since interceptions became a stat).
Turning around this Jets team was already going to be a struggle for Glenn and Co., and that job got harder with the loss of some top talent over the course of Glenn’s first season. Now, New York is hitting a bit of reset in Year 2 of the 53-year-old head coach, who now needs to hire a defensive coordinator and fill three position coach openings. Once the staffing is complete, the Jets will turn their attention towards reinforcing their depleted roster with what Overthecap.com says is the fifth-most cap space in the league and two first-round picks.
My prediction is that Aaron Glenn himself will be fired after his second season
Now, this right here is the sign of a promising regime that’s turning the culture around. Firing the defensive coordinator, a chunk of the staff, and redefining the role of the offensive staff. They retained Glenn, but almost none of his regime. Not sure how this works. Might as well have fired him.
You don’t knee-jerk remove a head coach one season into a multi-year contract unless there’s some real character issues involved.
Also notice when this purge of the Jets’ coaching staff takes place? It’s happening while the Nooyawk Sportsball Media prostrate themselves at the Giants’ feet over John Harbaugh.
They’ve still kept a lot of his staff. And remember, his old boss Dan Campbell fired his first coordinator on his side of the ball, too. Don’t get me wrong, none of Glenn’s first year has been promising (other than special teams, which has been fantastic–and Banjo looks like a top flight ST coordinator).
Glenn did a lot more than fire his first coordinator. Six position group or higher level coaches have also been fired. The other coordinator (who actually I don’t think did that poorly, given what he had) has been removed to go to an unclear role. I don’t know what you mean by “most of the staff” remains, because unless Glenn has 12 position group coaches, that’s over half of his top assistants.
I’m not surprised that Banjo is good. He was a long time special teamer and spent awhile coaching his way up. But one good special teams coach just cannot cancel out the fact that a former defensive back who has made his name coaching defense couldn’t force a single interception all year, and fired a ton of his staff.
This isn’t Campbell changing out a coordinator. It’s the coaching changing fundamentally on a position group level. Perhaps it will work and save the Jets-but that’s almost never how things like this turn out. And, Chucky, I really have no idea what John Harbaugh has to do with any of this, but you should write all of these things to the Post so that they give you an editorial.
Like I said before, I think Glenn’s probably going to take the fall after this year regardless, in part because they have no good path to a good quarterback or competitive team this year, and going into next offseason with a shot at a quarterback, this year’s picks, next year’s picks, and all the cap space is going to be a nice job opening for someone.
Yeah its so glaringly obvious Glenn isnt the guy but we’re just going to run it back with him but replacing everyone else. Its strange. Charles London needed to go, though lol
Jets have slim pickings for replacement
I could offer him Todd Bowles!!!
He is Mr Wonderful…but would the Jets want him back?
The reality is the Jets don’t have a good path to a quarterback or a good team this year. They have four picks out of the first 44 and will hopefully add some core players. Next year they’ll have three first rounders in a better draft, the offensive tackles will have a year more experience, and they’ll have a ton of cap space. The most likely outcome is they have a very high pick next year, Glenn is out, and it’s an appealing job opening, even considering all the baggage that comes with it being the Jets.
sbmcintosh36@gmail.com Honesty didn’t think Engstrand was bad , not sure what more he could do with no QB , best WR down for majority of year and nothing behind him , play calls were decent and route designs looked pretty good there just want much talent , when he got Adonai and Metchie guys were open but they couldn’t get ball to them cuz the QB’s never got past 1st read that took 45 min
Aaron Glenn is going through assistants the way Liz Taylor use to go through husbands…lol.
Gardner gone
Williams gone
Draft picks to work with
Make sense to retool your coaching staff
For the most part jets were a veteran team before Glenn arrived having gone all in on Rodgers and stuff
Now they’re younger and gonna get an influx of younger talent next two drafts
But ship only goes as far as the QB steers them.
Maybe jets swing a trade for Kirk Cousins. Maybe jets swing a trade for Mac jones. Maybe they take a chance on Malik Willis. Either way they need a solution at QB
Never good to can your staff as a first year HC. What coach would want to join him on a ship that’s already sunk? Wasn’t a fan of Glenn anyways, and the ripple effect not looking good.
Mendoza for both NYJs 2026 1st rounders, plus 2027 1st rounder. Who says no?
Everyone ,Mendoza will be good not great he’s not worth that kind of haul especially moving 1 spot. We’ll wait for next years group that’ll be much better.