The New York Jets ‘ season hit a new low in Week 5 with a punishing 37-22 defeat against the Dallas Cowboys , leaving the team and its underperforming defense under a microscope. The heat is squarely on Head Coach Aaron Glenn , the former Lions DC hired in January 2025, to fix a defensive unit that has simply not lived up to expectations. But instead of making a panic move, Glenn has thrown a very public and deeply personal lifeline to his embattled defensive coordinator, Steve Wilks .
Glenn’s decision is the classic, but with a crucial twist: he’s getting right into it. As per a post on X by Zack Rosenblatt, Glenn is sticking to his guns,
“Aaron Glenn on getting more involved with defensive playcalling, said the Lions defense struggled in 2021 and Dan Campbell stuck by him. And