Jets head coach details one major way he’s looking to change the team’s culture
Speaking to reporters this week, new Jets head coach Aaron Glenn said there’s one particular habit he’s determined to “nip in the bud early”.
As the New York Jets bid to return to the NFL playoffs for the first time in a decade and a half, head coach Aaron Glenn says he’s intent on stamping out his team’s league-leading levels of ill-discipline.
The Jets have picked up the most penalties in each of the last two NFL seasons - earning 124 in 2023, before increasing that number to 137 last year.
As part of his drive to “knock these penalties out” of the Jets’ game, Glenn says a team of officials will be on hand to advise his players throughout New York’s preseason training camp, which kicked off on Tuesday.
“Cannot win games with an undisciplined team”
“I want the officials here as much as possible and they know that,” Glenn told reporters. “It’s no secret that we were the most penalized team in the league last year.
“So that’s one of things that I want to nip in the bud early. Making sure that the discipline part of what we do, that we fix that now. You cannot win games in this league with an undisciplined team.
“So all the penalties that we had last year, we’re knocking those things out. We want to make sure that we’re good at that.”
New Jets HC Aaron Glenn talks about having referees at training camp and his emphasis on curbing the Jets' penalty issues:
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) July 25, 2025
"Undisciplined teams do not win games."
There is a new culture in New York 😤pic.twitter.com/DB849PnMdd
Can Glenn guide Jets back to playoffs?
A former cornerback who spent seven seasons with the Jets as a player, Glenn was appointed as the franchise’s new head coach in January, after a 2024 season that saw New York finish on 5-12. It was the ninth straight campaign in which the team posted a losing record.
Glenn, who is embarking on his first stint as a head coach, replaces Jeff Ulbrich, who took over as interim boss after Robert Saleh was fired as the team’s full-time head coach last October.
The Jets have not made it to the NFL postseason since they reached the AFC Championship Game back in 2010.
What is the Jets’ 2025 NFL preseason schedule?
- Week 1: at Packers, August 9, 8:00 p.m. ET (TV: TBC)
- Week 2: at Giants, August 16, 7:00 p.m. ET (TV: WCBS)
- Week 3: Eagles, August 22, 7:30 p.m. ET (TV: WCBS)
When do the Jets begin the 2025 NFL season?
In Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season, the Jets host the Pittsburgh Steelers at MetLife Stadium, on Sunday, September 7. Kick-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET, and the game will air on CBS.
You can stream CBS’s coverage on the online platform fubo, which offers a free trial.
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