Reporting live from New York Jets HQ in Florham Park, NJ—The Aaron Glenn era officially begins.
Sure, there was the 2025 NFL draft, where Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey selected seven young players. Naturally, there was free agency, where Glenn tipped his hand via the type of offense New York Jets fans can expect in 2025—led by the uber-athletic Justin Fields.
And of course there were the quotes that reveal there’s a new sheriff in town, warning all involved that accountability is a thing of the present and future.
However, Wednesday is the first Glenn-led practice with the media on hand, which means the first glimpse into how Glenn conducts business with a near-full team on the field will be had.
New York Jets OTAs officially began Tuesday, although the word around the campfire is that the entire roster has been hard at work in offseason training.
Stick with Jets X-Factor all day as we provide live updates from the Atlantic Health Jets Center in Florham Park, NJ.
The Jets were running teams as the media arrived at practice. It was best-on-best in a helmet-only session that featured intent on concepts at about 50 percent effort.
Fields is notable in 7v7
When the team went into 7v7s, the offense found some footing. Just Fields found his old Ohio State teammate Garrett Wilson at least twice, the latter of which went for 20-plus yards in the middle of the field.
There were some targets that Fields read a bit late, but it didn’t stop him and the offense from gaining the upper-hand on the defense. Granted, the offense should dominate 7v7 considering there is no pass rush.
Plus, the concepts the Jets ran offensively were seemingly prefect to beat whatever coverage the defense threw at them. On one rep, Fields found Allen Lazard in the seam area for a monster gain (but could have also had hole shots to either outside weapon down the sideline).
Still, despite the clear intent that was focusing on scheme and details, the Jets new quarterback starting things right is a definite positive.
Glenn is about the fundamentals
If Jets fans will take anything away from this cold and rainy OTA session, it should be this: Aaron Glenn does not intend on undercutting the fundamentals.
Far too often, the previous regime leaned on the idea that these players are “professionals,” meaning it’s assumed that they already know the deal. They already understand accountability, they already understand what it takes to stay in shape, and they already understand what it takes.
Glenn’s program takes a drastically different approach.
While the Jets broke into familiar team and 7v7 sessions, they also dove into some surface-level drills that focus on fundamentals. It’s apparent that Glenn is taking the more “human” approach, realizing that repetition and focus become habit, which, in turn, aims to shore up accountability and professionalism.
Notes
AZ Thomas deserves a quick callout for his coverage on one particular play.
Against a longer-developing route and concept, the Jets rookie stayed connected throughout. His positioning was perfect while facing a difficult situation, as he remained on the inside and trail hip.
In terms of participation, nearly every player was out there. Jermaine Johnson, who is still rehabbing from his Achilles injury last season, was a notable exception, yet he’s also there (just off to the side).
Despite the weather—a cold and rainy day—Glenn had the Jets practice outside.
