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Yahoo
12 hours ago
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Jets' Aaron Glenn Reveals 'We're Built For This' Message to Locker Room
Jets' Aaron Glenn Reveals 'We're Built For This' Message to Locker Room originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Jets can now begin to move through their offseason work after the hiring of Aaron Glenn as head coach and Darren Mougey as general manager. Advertisement Now that those two key decisions have been made, attention turns to the roster and who will stay and go as Glenn and Mougey look to shape this team in their image and bring success back to the AFC East franchise. With Glenn speaking at his introductory press conference, one thing stands out about the new Jets head coach - he's ready for the fight. "Put your seat belts on and get ready for the ride, put your seat belts on, and get ready for the ride," Glenn said. "Listen, there are going to be some challenges, but with challenges becomes opportunity, but here's what I do know, we're the freaking New York Jets, we're built for this (expletive)." New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn© Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK Those are powerful words, Mr. Glenn. Advertisement Given how poorly the team fared both on and off the field last season, some don't think this will be a quick turnaround, but make no mistake, Glenn is ready to roll up his sleeves and get to work alongside Mougey. Will there be challenges? Sure. But Glenn is determined to be all gas, no brakes as he attempts to steer this embattled ship to calmer waters. Related: Darren Mougey Facing 2 Big Jets Decisions It won't happen overnight, as there are a host of decisions that the Jets must get right, but with Glenn now steering this ship, it feels like they have a chance to build something. Now, will Glenn be a success? It's too early to tell, but you can make sure he won't rest until the job is done. Why? Because he's built for this. Related: Rodgers and Glenn Double-Move Idea Gets Jets Update This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 27, 2025, where it first appeared.
USA Today
5 days ago
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- USA Today
Jets training camp: Should lack of experience on special teams be a concern?
The New York Jets made changes on special teams last week. General manager Darren Mougey signed kicker Harrison Mevis and released Anders Carlson. As currently constructed, the Jets are slated to enter training camp without a kicker or punter that has played in a regular season game. That's certainly a risk. Mevis most recently played for the UFL's Birmingham Stallions. He was outstanding in the developmental league, connecting on 95.2 percent of his field-goal attempts during the 2025 season (20 of 21). Mevis showcased terrific leg strength by connecting on a 56-yard attempt and was also accurate enough to convert every kick within 50 yards. He signed with the Panthers as an undrafted free agent last year, but was waived during final cuts. Mevis will now compete at training camp with Caden Davis. The Jets signed Davis as an undrafted free agent in April. The former Texas A&M and Ole Miss placekicker was named a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award (best kicker in college football) and was invited to the 2025 Senior Bowl. The situation is similar at punter. It's ironic considering the Jets began last season with two of the oldest (Thomas Morstead and Greg Zuerlein) kickers and punters in the league. Austin McNamara and Kai Kroeger are battling for the punting job. McNamara signed with the Jets in March after competing for the Cincinnati Bengals' gig in training camp last year. Kroeger is a rookie undrafted free agent who punted at South Carolina for five seasons (2020-24). Furthermore, the Jets have an inexperienced special teams coach. Aaron Glenn appointed 35-year-old former NFL safety Chris Banjo. Coach Banjo enters the spotlight after spending just two seasons (2023-24) as an assistant special teams coach with the Denver Broncos. He'll be tasked with preparing inexperienced kickers and punters this offseason.
Yahoo
5 days ago
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Jets owner Woody Johnson buys 43% stake in English soccer club Crystal Palace
New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, left, and general manager Darren Mougey, right, during practice at NFL football minicamp, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Florham Park,N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray) FILE - New York Jets owner Woody Johnson arrives for a press conference to introduce new head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey at the NFL football team's training facility on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Florham Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, file) FILE - New York Jets owner Woody Johnson arrives for a press conference to introduce new head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey at the NFL football team's training facility on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Florham Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, file) New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, left, and general manager Darren Mougey, right, during practice at NFL football minicamp, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Florham Park,N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray) FILE - New York Jets owner Woody Johnson arrives for a press conference to introduce new head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey at the NFL football team's training facility on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Florham Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, file) LONDON (AP) — New York Jets owner Woody Johnson is finally set to get his hands on an English soccer team. Premier League side Crystal Palace announced on Monday that Johnson has signed 'a legally binding contract' to buy the shares of fellow American John Textor, who has a 43% stake in the London club. Advertisement Reports have placed the price between $220 million and $260 million. 'Whilst the completion is pending approval from the Premier League and Women's Super League, we do not envisage any issues and look forward to welcoming Woody as a partner and director of the club,' Palace said in a statement. 'We would like to go on record to thank John Textor for his contribution over the past four years and wish him every success for the future.' Johnson submitted a bid to buy Chelsea in 2022 but was unsuccessful. The sale of Textor's shares boosts Palace's hopes of playing in the Europa League next season, having qualified thanks to its FA Cup final victory over Manchester City last month. Advertisement Textor is also a shareholder in French side Lyon, which is set to enter the same competition, and under UEFA multi-club ownership rules, it looked as if Palace could miss out. ___ AP soccer:
USA Today
20-06-2025
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- USA Today
PFF: Jets' odds to win 2025 AFC East title are bleak
The New York Jets are entering a transitional period. New general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn are resetting the culture after inheriting a toxic environment from the previous regime. That's led to some lukewarm predictions for their upcoming 2025 season. The Buffalo Bills have won the AFC East division title for five consecutive campaigns. They've been annual Super Bowl contenders. The Miami Dolphins are on a downslide, and the New England Patriots are rebuilding with Mike Vrabel as their new head coach. Pro Football Focus recently released their way-too-early odds for each division winner. Unsurprisingly, the Bills own the best odds at -230. The Patriots and Dolphins are tied for second-best at +550. The Jets rank dead last at +1600. "The Bills have the shortest odds of any division favorite to take home the crown, at -230," Mason Cameron wrote."Winners of the past five AFC East titles, Buffalo is enjoying the same success against a subpar division that New England experienced in years past." Cameron also acknowledged the Dolphins' quiet rebuild. "The Dolphins are rumored to be shopping key contributors, including Jonnu Smith, Jalen Ramsey, and potentially Tyreek Hill. Should any of those talents be moved, Miami's +550 odds will plummet." Out-of-market analysts possess no expectations for the 2025 Jets. Hopefully Coach Glenn can surprise the league by fielding a more competitive team than expected. The lack of expectations could work in the Jets' favor.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
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NFL offseason power rankings: No. 28 New York Jets start over after failed Aaron Rodgers experiment
Aaron Rodgers wasn't bad last season. He wasn't at an MVP level and consistency was an issue, but he wasn't the New York Jets' biggest problem. He was a middle of the road quarterback, which allegedly was all the Jets needed to be a playoff team. The Jets got better at quarterback from the dreck they had been used to the two seasons prior, and their record somehow got worse. The collapse of everything around the Jets, leading to an extension of the longest playoff drought in American professional sports, was an indictment of the franchise. Moving on from the Rodgers era, which was full of hype and excitement and resulted in five wins in games Rodgers started, isn't a quick fix. The Jets went all-in and missed. Now it starts all over. Advertisement Aaron Glenn seems to be a good hire to lead the rebuild. The new Jets head coach has already done well handling a tough market and also an uncomfortable Rodgers situation. Rodgers felt put out when he flew across the country to meet with the Jets, just to be greeted with a no-nonsense 15-minute meeting. Glenn and new Jets general manager Darren Mougey told Rodgers they were moving on and didn't ask for Rodgers' input on the direction of the franchise, which Rodgers thought he'd provide. Glenn and Mougey didn't want to hear it. The meeting was short, sweet and to the point. Plenty of fans probably appreciated the new Jets brass after that story, especially after dealing with plenty of Rodgers drama and the franchise bending over backward for him. Justin Fields is the next quarterback, a fairly low-cost gamble that the Jets can easily move on from if it doesn't work out. The Jets have plenty of talented players, which was the reason they had hopes for a big season last year if Rodgers was simply an average quarterback. The Jets have a miserable ownership situation with Woody Johnson, and that will be a constant obstacle, but there are some seeds of optimism. The Jets first have to figure out what went wrong last season. The defense had a startling downturn. Breece Hall was expected to break out in his third season but was a disappointment, which held back the run game. The Jets made the astonishingly bad move to trade a third-round pick (92nd overall) for Davante Adams after falling to 2-4, and the Jets' passing game was mediocre with him. It's unlikely to be better with Fields replacing Rodgers and Adams off to the Rams. There were major organizational failures that led to the Jets somehow going from 7-10 with Zach Wilson at quarterback to 5-12 with Rodgers playing much better than Wilson ever did. Mougey and Glenn are the in charge of changing that, though they're far from the first group to try in this miserable era of Jets football. Rodgers was supposed to break the Jets' streak of not making the playoffs, but it's alive at 14 seasons. And the worst part of coming up woefully short after that big move is the Jets might shift back near square one. Offseason grade The Jets had to clean house after acquiring plenty of aging veterans for their shot at glory with Aaron Rodgers. Players like Rodgers, Davante Adams, Tyron Smith, Morgan Moses, C.J. Mosley, Javon Kinlaw, D.J. Reed and Haason Reddick might be either past their primes or priced themselves out of a Jets return, but that's a lot of talent to lose in one offseason. The Jets' only notable additions in free agency were Justin Fields, which was necessary to have a reasonable quarterback Week 1, and defensive backs Brandon Stephens and Andre Cisco. The draft brought offensive tackle Armand Membou, tight end Mason Taylor and cornerback Azareye'h Thomas with the team's three top-100 picks, which was fine. The Jets got a lot younger this offseason, which had to happen. The Jets had the most roster turnover in the NFL over the offseason, according to Over the Cap. It's just hard to buy that the Jets' roster is better than at the end of last season. Advertisement Grade: D Quarterback report Justin Fields didn't come into the NFL as a run-first quarterback, but that's how he has been cast after four seasons. Fields ran for 1,143 yards for the Chicago Bears in 2022, and that has become a dangerous part of his game. What if he can develop as a passer? Fields took some strides last season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. His on-target percentage of throws was 75%, which was a career best and near the league average of 75.9% via Pro Football Reference. His percentage of bad throws, via PFR, was a career best 15.8%, only 0.1% off the league average. His completion percentage of 65.8% was 4.4% better than his previous career best. Fields just turned 26 years old, so there is time for him to grow. If Fields can be a league-average passer and combine that with the elite running skills he has shown, the Jets' two-year, $40 million gamble will be a good one. BetMGM odds breakdown From Yahoo's Ben Fawkes: 'A new season brings yet another new quarterback for the Jets, as Justin Fields looks to prove that he can be a long-term starter at the position. New York is favored in only two games this season, including one of the biggest spreads of the season: +11.5 at the Baltimore Ravens in Week 12. The Jets haven't made the postseason since 2010, but at +475 odds at BetMGM, oddsmakers don't think this is the year to break the streak. New York has a low win total (5.5) again this season and has gone under in six of the past seven seasons." Yahoo's fantasy take From Yahoo's Scott Pianowski: 'Justin Fields might never be a great NFL quarterback. He has a major sack problem, and he won just 10 of 38 games as the Chicago starter. That said, Fields is a gifted runner and he's tied to a Jets team that can probably play to his strengths. And given that Tyrod Taylor is the backup, Fields probably begins the year with a fair amount of job security. New York's receiver group isn't deep, but at least Fields had experience — and success — with WR Garrett Wilson in college. Given how fantasy leagues score quarterback rushing production, Fields looks like a screaming value with a modest global ADP of QB15." Stat to remember The Jets will be a run-heavy team. One quick look at the personnel, including starting at quarterback, tells you that. That should be good news for a Breece Hall bounce-back, but after last season it's hard to know what to make of Hall. Hall was supposed to be a star last season in a good offense, but he was ineffective. Hall played in 16 games yet had just 876 yards rushing. The advanced stats aren't much kinder. Can Breece Hall have a bounce-back season for the Jets after a disappointing 2024? (Photo by) (Luke Hales via Getty Images) Among players with at least 200 carries last season, only D'Andre Swift and Jonathan Taylor had a lower Pro Football Focus grade. His six fumbles were tied for the second most among NFL running backs. His production in the passing game fell, with eight drops that tied for the NFL lead among RBs (via PFF), and his yards per carry dipped for the second straight season. Hall averaged 5.8 yards as a rookie, 4.5 yards in 2023 and 4.2 last season. Jets coach Aaron Glenn said Hall will split carries with Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis in a three-man committee. In a perfect scenario Hall would pull away from that group as he shows the form he had as a rookie before tearing his ACL, and again late in his second season. After last season, it's hard to depend on that. Burning question What happened to the Jets' defense? The Jets were sixth in defensive DVOA in 2022, third in 2023 and then fell to 20th last season. The reasons for the drop were multifold. Just about every player on defense took a step back from their typical level, including former All-Pros in cornerback Sauce Gardner and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams. The unit went into a slide after head coach Robert Saleh was fired five games into the season. Saleh is a fantastic defensive coach and the defense slipped when coordinator Jeff Ulbrich was promoted to interim head coach. There were injuries. The Jets had the sixth-most adjusted games lost on defense due to injury last season, according to FTN Fantasy. The big plays evaporated. The Jets had just seven interceptions, and two came in Week 18. The Jets blew numerous fourth-quarter leads, in part because the pass rush wasn't consistent. Haason Reddick was a big disappointment, starting with his offseason holdout. The Jets needed Reddick to be a consistent producer, and he had one sack all season. Advertisement The Jets were good at keeping offenses from piling up yards — they were tied for eighth in pass yards per play allowed and tied for fifth in rush yards per play allowed — so that's a reason to believe in a rebound. Aaron Glenn did very good work orchestrating the Detroit Lions' defense, so that's another plus. If the Jets defense bounces back to its levels from 2022 and 2023, maybe there will be a big rebound overall. Best-case scenario The Jets were bad last season, but talent really wasn't the issue. The roster had plenty of good players, albeit some aging ones. The young core of the Jets — defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, cornerback Sauce Gardner, receiver Garrett Wilson, running back Breece Hall, pass rushers Will McDonald IV and Jermaine Johnson, linebacker Jamien Sherwood and an offensive line with three first-round picks and one second-round pick — is impressive if they all play to their talent level. Aaron Glenn was a good hire and could prove to be a culture changer, which the Jets obviously need. If the defense's fall last season was a fluke and it gets back in the top 10, and a new-look offense with Justin Fields at QB is effective, it's not out of the question for a much younger Jets team to be a big surprise. The numerous fourth-quarter collapses and injuries are very unlikely to repeat. Simply turning the page to a new year and leaving last season's debacle in the past might be enough to spark a turnaround. Nightmare scenario There's a reason the Bears moved on from Justin Fields and the Steelers were eager to replace him with Russell Wilson last season. He hasn't proven to be a good enough passer to carry an effective offense. The Jets know what life is like with bad quarterback play, and what if that's paired with a defense that doesn't bounce all the way back to its 2022-23 level? Aaron Glenn was a good hire but he's an unknown as a head coach, and there was something so off with the 2024 Jets that it might not be easily fixable. Another year of malaise with a new coach, quarterback and a younger roster would indicate that the Jets' playoff drought is probably going to last a while longer. The crystal ball says Even though the Jets are ranked low, after a miserable season with a lot of offseason attrition and a potential downgrade at quarterback, there are reasons to believe the Jets could be much better than expected. Last season's failure was confounding when you consider how many good players the Jets have. It's tough to be too optimistic about the Jets coming into the season, but Aaron Glenn could prove to be the type of coach who gets the most out of his team and also handles the New York market well. New York deserves to be ranked near the bottom to start the season because there are so many questions, but the Jets could rise quickly. Just not enough to finally make it back to the playoffs.
