Aaron Glenn and cornerback D.J. Reed just missed crossing paths in New York, as they headed in opposite directions this offseason. Reed, a former Jets cornerback, signed a three-year, $48 million contract with the Detroit Lions in the team’s biggest free agency move since Brad Holmes took over in 2021. Glenn, the former Lions defensive coordinator, took the Jets head coach job in January.
While Glenn was never able to coach Reed, he did do a significant amount of scouting on the player, as he needed to decide whether he was a player the Jets were going to continue to invest in his football future or not.