MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Mike McDaniel and Aaron Glenn first crossed professional paths more than a decade ago.
McDaniel, the Miami Dolphins’ head coach, was the Cleveland Browns’ wide receivers coach in 2014 when Glenn, the first-year New York Jets head coach, was an assistant defensive backs coach.
They’ll meet for the first time as head coaches on Monday night, when McDaniel’s Dolphins host Glenn’s Jets in a Week 4 matchup of winless AFC East rivals.
McDaniel pointed to the Jets’ rally from a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit last week to nearly beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an example of the grit he expects from a team coached by Glenn.
“They are who we thought they were,” McDaniel said. “I have tremendous respect for (Glenn), and the program that he’s building over there … In t