As training camp opens, the Jets are making one thing clear: Aaron Glenn still has the room.
Demario Davis, one of Glenn’s most trusted veteran voices, delivered a strong endorsement of the new head coach and said the team is bought in. Davis said there are 90 Jets who would "run through a wall" for Glenn, a striking show of support for a coach who has taken plenty of heat in New York after a slow start.
That kind of backing matters for Glenn, especially after a 3-14 season that left plenty of fans tuning him out. But inside the building, the message appears different. Davis’ assessment suggests the holdovers from last year are still aligned with what Glenn is selling, even as the outside noise grows louder.
Glenn has also leaned on familiar faces from his New Orleans Saints connections as he tries to reshape both the roster and the coaching staff. Davis is back in the mix, and so is David Onyemata, a respected run defender. Special teams coach Chris Banjo also came over from the Saints, where Glenn was connected to Sean Payton.
The questions around Glenn have never really centered on whether he understands defense or can command a locker room. Those boxes are checked. The real uncertainty is whether he can build an offense that can threaten opponents, handle issues as they come up, and get more out of the talent already on the roster.
No one is expecting the Jets to make the playoffs in 2026, but Glenn does need to show progress. That means installing an NFL-level passing game and generating takeaways after last season’s historic shortage of turnovers.
If Glenn were to lose the locker room, that would be a major blow. For now, Davis’ words point the other way: despite the losses and the skepticism outside, the Jets’ veterans are still willing to follow him into the fight.
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