Joe Namath among Jets legends signing off on Aaron Glenn hire: 'Wish the season would start next week'

Colin Cowherd reacts to the breaking news of the New York Jets hiring Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as their next head coach. Glenn was the Jets' first-round pick in the 1994 NFL Draft.

Former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is reportedly heading to the New York Jets, a team he played for during his NFL career, to become their next head coach. 

It’s a move that many Jets legends, including "Broadway Joe" himself, loves to see. 

"I’m hoping all [Jets] fans are as thrilled as my family and I are that Aaron Glenn is our new Head Coach," Jets legendary quarterback Joe Namath posted on X. "I wish the season would start next week."

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Joe Namath attends a game between the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 8, 2019, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

NFL.com’s Judy Battista also reported that Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells, who led Glenn with the Jets and Dallas Cowboys as a player, was fired up to see his former pupil get his due as head coach. 

"He’s not afraid to be contentious," Parcells told Battista. "He’s just feisty. Not rude or impolite. He’s just willing to get his point across."

DJ Reed, who spent the past three seasons with the Jets and is a free agent this offseason, also sent out a post on X. 

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"Glenn is a great look!" he wrote. 

Glenn’s departure from Detroit marks the second coordinator under Dan Campbell that found their own head coaching gig elsewhere. While Glenn went to another conference, offensive coordinator Ben Johnson landed with the Chicago Bears, a rival of the Lions in the NFC North. 

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