The chill of final roster cuts cuts deeper than any autumn wind at MetLife. It’s a feeling Aaron Glenn knows intimately—not just as a Jets 1st-round pick in ’94 who carved out 15 NFL seasons, but as a coach who’s seen dreams dissolve in a phone call. That razor’s edge now threatens the once-hyped “YAC King” whose Jets tenure hangs by a thread, while whispers swirl around Breece Hall ’s future like leaves in a November gust.
Malachi Corley’s last stand: Glenn’s preseason accountability wasn’t just theater. When Michael Clemons got yanked mid-game for a scuffle and Marcelino McCrary-Ball got an earful after a late hit, it sent a tremor through the depth chart: production or perish . Enter Corley. Drafted 65th overall in 2024 after a monstrous Western Kentucky career (2,93