Rich CiminiJul 27, 2025, 06:00 AM ETCloseRich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast.
He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.Follow on X
Rich CiminiJul 27, 2025, 06:00 AM ET
CloseRich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast.
He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.Follow on X
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around theNew York Jets:
1.Top Bill-ing:On Wednesday night, Jets coach Aaron Glenn received a call from his mentor, Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells, who wished him well in his first training camp. About 12 hours later, Glenn was hit with his first dose of adversity — theJustin Fieldstoe scare.
Welcome to the Jets, Coach.
It’s not easy being green.
As a former player and scout, Glenn knows the star-crossed history of the franchise better than any of his predecessors. He doesn’t hide from it; he embraces it. He believes it can help him change the culture of losing.
Parcells thinks so, too, mentioning a dynamic that no previous Jets coach was able to tap into.
“First of all, he knows the owner well,” Parcells told ESPN. “That’s good. That’s very important.”
Glenn formed a relationship with owner Woody Johnson in 2000 and 2001, when Glenn was a player, and they reconnected in 2012 when Glenn began a two-year stint as a Jets scout.
There’s a trust between Glenn and Johnson, something that doesn’t always exist between a coach and an owner. Parcells, who coached four teams and had a famously frosty relationship withNew England Patriotsowner Robert Kraft, knows this better than most.
Parcells is confident Glenn will succeed with the Jets, but the first year can be challenging. Reflecting on his start with theNew York Giantsin 1983, a 3-12-1 season that nearly resulted in his ouster, he said, “I made critical mistakes my first year.
You can’t try to be a different character. You’re formed and you’re experienced in a certain way, and you just have to continue forward with that.
“[Glenn],” Parcells added, “will be fine.”
Parcells admittedly got distracted that first year. Raiders patriarch Al Davis, a close friend, set him straight.
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