GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — As soon as he recovered a fumble in the end zone to score a touchdown, New York Jets defensive tackle Jay Tufele went over to the sideline to give the ball to his new head coach.
Aaron Glenn wasted no time giving it back to Tufele.
“I appreciated that, man,” Glenn said after making his head coaching debut Saturday, “But those guys are out there playing, so I wanted him to have his ball on the touchdown.”
Tufele and the Jets settled for giving Glenn a 30-10 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday in the preseason opener for both teams. And that’s a prize Glenn happily accepted.
Glenn, the former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator, said before the game he wanted to win, even though it was a mere exhibition. Justin Fields and an opportunistic defense helped