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Recent Jets, Patriots hirings give NFL five teams with coaches who once played for them

Aaron Glenn had no doubts about where he wanted to go once the New York Jets' head-coaching job became available.

Home sweet NFL home.

Once a key playmaker after being a first-round draft pick for the franchise, Glenn will lead the Jets from the sideline after interviewing with three other teams in recent weeks.

"Listen, I wanted this job," Glenn said during his introductory news conference Monday. "I interviewed for a number of them, but I wanted this job."

With the hirings of Glenn and Mike Vrabel by the New England Patriots during this cycle, the NFL has five coaches who once played for the teams they're now leading. They join Detroit's Dan Campbell, Houston's DeMeco Ryans and the Los Angeles Chargers' Jim Harbaugh.

"This is where I started," Glenn said. "And you can't write a better story than that because this has been my start for a number of situations: as a player, as a scout and now as a head coach. And you can't write that story no better than that. So, hopefully this will be my last stop."

[Related: 2025 NFL coaching/GM tracker: Bears hiring Dennis Allen as DC ]

Vrabel, a former linebacker who helped the Patriots win three Super Bowls, had a similar feeling when he returned to New England two weeks ago as the head coach after also being a highly sought candidate.

"In the end," Vrabel said, "it was clear to me and my family and my soul that this is the place I wanted to be."

Coached for Jets: Just hired.

Played for Jets: 1994-2001.

Stats with Jets: 121 games, 24 INTs, 5 forced fumbles, 6 fumble recoveries, 2 Pro Bowl selections.

Other teams played for: Texans (2002-04), Cowboys (2005-06), Jaguars (2007), Saints (2008).

Coaching path: Lone Star Football League's Houston Stallions (GM, 2012), Jets

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