The first shoe dropped quickly after Lions coach Dan Campbell stated that he anticipated losing both his offensive and defensive coordinators this offseason following Detroit’s shocking divisional round loss. OC On Monday, Ben Johnson departed the Lions to take over as head coach of the Bears.
With the Jets and Saints, two of his previous teams, seen as the front-runners, Glenn is shortly likely to follow suit. In a 45-31 playoff loss to the Commanders, Glenn’s defense had a terrible game, but he didn’t have much to work with because the team was decimated by injuries in the closing minutes.
Despite a difficult end, Glenn was still a highly regarded locker room leader and a strong candidate for head coach—and he received chance with a team he once suited up for. Here’s a look back at Glenn’s NFL playing career as a defensive back.
Aaron Glenn played football where?
Glenn played as a cornerback for 15 seasons in the NFL before becoming one of the league’s most admired coordinators.
Despite being one of the league’s most tiny defensive backs at just 5-9, Glenn, who was taken by the Jets with the No. 12 overall choice of the 1994 NFL Draft out of Texas A&M, spent eight seasons in New York.
During his eight years with the Jets, Glenn recorded 24 interceptions, was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1997 and 1998, and was a full-time starter the entire time.
When Glenn was chosen by the Texans in the 2002 expansion draft, his tenure in New York came to an end.
After three seasons in Houston, he was selected to the third Pro Bowl with five interceptions in 2002, before two years with the Cowboys, one with the Jaguars, and one final campaign with the Saints. While Glenn played for five teams, he only made 13 starts outside of New York and Houston.
