Jets head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey have made the first big decision of their new roles: the team will be moving on from quarterback Aaron Rodgers. After two years, the Rodgers era in Florham Park will be done. Speaking on WFAN this week, former Giants running back Tiki Barber backed the decision.

One of Aaron Glenn's greatest accomplishments as the defensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions was putting a bitter ending on Aaron Rodgers' time in Green Bay. Glenn's defense smothered the Packers offense in both meetings between the two teams in 2022,

Glenn walked into the locker room in Hempstead, N.Y., with stars in his eyes. For his rookie year, 1994, his locker was next to Lott’s. Glenn held Lott, one of the NFL greatest safeties in NFL history, then at the end of his career, in such high regard that he had a hard time speaking to him like they were teammates. He’d call him a father figure.

Glenn, for his efforts as the Detroit Lions’ defensive coordinator, was nomin ated for the 2024 NFL Assistant Coach of the Year Award. Unfortunately, Glenn did not win it. Even so, he did fare well in voting.

The former first-round pick for New York said he knew he had to come back to the organization to get them a Super Bowl.