Aaron Glenn spent Sunday night answering for a halftime comment that looked like a simple mistake, and Monday’s explanation only added another layer to the odd sequence.
The Jets head coach was caught on CBS Sports during the break of New York’s 26-19 loss to the New England Patriots, saying his team would get the second-half kickoff and begin on offense. That didn’t happen, and the comment quickly turned into a talking point after the game.
When Glenn was asked about it on Monday, the moment got even stranger. During his response, the live feed cut out, leaving reporters to carry the rest of the exchange.
According to the Post, Glenn pushed back on the idea that he had flat-out misspoken. He said he was speaking more broadly about the offense and the team’s sequence of possessions.
“No, I actually talked about just the offense - I think they were talking about sustaining drives, and my conversation with them is when the offense gets the ball back, man. We want to be able to sustain a drive and go score,” Glenn said.
“Then when the defense gets back on, we want to make sure we stop them and get the ball back to our offense. That’s what I was talking about when it comes to that.
The conversation was talking about the offense at that time.”
So what looked on television like a straightforward kickoff mix-up became a murkier explanation the next day, with Glenn insisting his halftime remarks were about the offense in general rather than the opening play of the second half.
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