Jets Clean House on Staff as Aaron Glenn’s DC Search Heats Up

#Jets Shake Up Aaron Glenn’s Staff While DC Search Heats Up

The New York Jets are already getting busy behind the scenes.

On Friday, the Jets reportedly moved on from multiple assistants under new head coach Aaron Glenn, continuing a major staff reset as the team searches for a new defensive coordinator.

#Who’s out?

Per ESPN’s Rich Cimini, the Jets fired:

• Charles London (QB coach)
• Scott Turner (pass game coordinator)
• Eric Washington (DL coach)
• Aaron Curry (LB coach)
• Roosevelt Williams (defensive assistant)
• Alonso Escalante (defensive assistant)

This comes after the Jets already cut ties with defensive coordinator Steve Wilks back on Dec. 15, leaving a big opening on the staff that Glenn has to fill fast.

#The DC search is real — and the list is loaded

According to Zack Rosenblatt (The Athletic), several defensive assistants were basically in “wait-and-see mode,” with Glenn and the incoming DC expected to decide who stays and who goes.

Now the Jets have reportedly interviewed a bunch of candidates, including:

• Chris Harris (interim DC)
• Ephraim Banda (Browns safeties coach)
• DeMarcus Covington (Packers DL coach)
• Daronte Jones (Vikings DBs coach)
• Jim Leonhard (Broncos assistant head coach)
• Wink Martindale (former NFL DC)
• Jim O’Neil (Lions safeties coach)

Martindale has been viewed as a potential front-runner, and Rosenblatt previously reported he spoke with Glenn before the 2025 season even ended.

#What Glenn wants: pressure, aggression, attitude

Cimini also noted Glenn’s preference is clear: he wants an aggressive, pressure-based defensive approach — the kind of scheme that attacks, forces bad throws, and lives in the backfield.

And honestly… the Jets need it.

New York’s defense struggled badly in 2025, finishing 31st in scoring defense after allowing 29.6 points per game.

#The big picture

This feels like Glenn is putting his stamp on the building early: clean house, find the right DC, then build the staff around that identity.

Jets fans have heard “new era” a million times — but this is what it actually looks like when it starts.