Tag: Aaron Glenn

Dan Campbell, Lions reach agreement on 6-year contract

The Detroit Lions reached an agreement with former New Orleans Saints assistant head coach/tight ends Dan Campbell on a 6-year contract.

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Multiple reports on Wednesday shared news of an agreement in principle between the Detroit Lions and Dan Campbell, the former New Orleans Saints assistant head coach and tight ends coach. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler added that the proposed contract will run for six years, similar to other first-time head coaching deals around the league.

Still, it’s a big commitment to make to someone who’s such a large unknown. Campbell wasn’t the most prominent position coach in New Orleans, and his previous experience at the top of an organization was his 5-7 run as the Miami Dolphins interim coach back in 2015.

But he’ll have plenty of help. Saints defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn is expected to leave town with Campbell and work as his defensive coordinator in Detroit. Campbell has been in the league for a while both as a coach and a player (he finished his career with the Saints in 2009) and should be able to build his staff in a hurry. We’ll just have to wait and see how this shakes out for the Lions.

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Report: Detroit Lions to sign Saints DB coach Aaron Glenn as next defensive coordinator

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting that the Detroit Lions to sign Saints DB coach Aaron Glenn as their next defensive coordinator.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting that the Detroit Lions will sign New Orleans Saints defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn as their next defensive coordinator.

Glenn was the 12th overall pick in the 1994 NFL draft by the New York Jets. He would go on to play in the league for 15 years and was recognized with three All-Pro nominations and three Pro Bowl nods.

After retirement, his first step back into the league was as a scout for the New York Jets during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. In 2014, he joined the Browns as an assistant defensive backs coach before joining the Saints in 2016 as their defensive backs coach, where he spent the last five seasons.

Glenn and anticipated head coach Dan Campbell coached together for the last five years in New Orleans but their relationship goes back further than that, as they played together for the Dallas Cowboys back in 2006 and both are also alums of Texas A&M.

Bill Parcells was the coach of the Cowboys in 2006, and both Campbell and Glenn’s coaching roots stem from his influence.

Glenn is known as a coach who is constantly trying to learn and grow as a professional. In addition to seeking advice from Parcells, Glenn spends time in the offseason learning from other defensive-minded coaches.

With the Saints, Glenn has led their secondary to become one of the best complete units in the NFL and the Lions will surely be looking for him to add that depth of knowledge towards improving their secondary as well.

Report: Lions are hiring Saints’ Aaron Glenn as defensive coordinator

Aaron Glenn is joining Dan Campbell with the Lions as their new defensive coordinator.

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The Saints will need to find a new secondary coach this offseason because Aaron Glenn is on his way out. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, The Detroit Lions are hiring Glenn as their defensive coordinator. He follows Dan Campbell, who is now Detroit’s head coach.

Glenn coached the Saints’ defensive backs for the last five years, arriving in New Orleans in 2016. The Saints were his second NFL team as a coach, previously working with the Browns as their assistant DBs coach.

Glenn was an up-and-coming candidate this offseason, and even interviewed with the Jets for their head-coaching vacancy. The Lions are getting a strong leader to work alongside Campbell, while this leaves a void on Sean Payton’s coaching staff in New Orleans.

Report: Several teams considering Saints assistant Aaron Glenn for DC openings

New Orleans Saints defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn is a popular candidate for defensive coordinator openings around the NFL, per reports.

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NFL head coaching vacancies are being filled quickly around the league, and it appears New Orleans Saints defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn won’t get one of those opportunities just yet. Instead, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that Glenn is a favored candidate for the open defensive coordinator job in several different spots.

Now, which teams those may be are anyone’s guess. But it makes sense that Glenn could be connected to other Saints alums leaving town, like Dan Campbell — the next Detroit Lions head coach who has worked with tight ends in New Orleans the last few years. Like Campbell, Glenn finished his playing career with the Saints before pivoting to coaching. He and Campbell could team up together again in Detroit given their shared history on Sean Payton’s staff.

Another option could be the Atlanta Falcons, where longtime Saints personnel executive Terry Fontenot is the new general manager. But first-year Falcons coach Arthur Smith may have other candidates in mind. It’s less likely that Glenn could join the New York Jets, who plan to run new head coach Robert Saleh’s scheme, which he isn’t as familiar with. Glenn has been linked to the Jets often (his first non-playing job was in the Jets scouting department), so who knows. We’ll just have to wait and see.

One factor worth noting: the NFL’s new incentive for minority candidate hires only applies to head coach and general managers. If another team hires Glenn, who is Black, as their defensive coordinator then the Saints would not receive any compensatory draft picks, unlike the hiring of Fontenot.

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49ers DC Robert Salah to be Jets head coach, face Saints again in 2021

The New York Jets hired San Francisco 49ers DC Robert Saleh as their new head coach, meaning he’ll face the New Orleans Saints in 2021.

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The New Orleans Saints will have to hit the road to play the New York Jets in 2021, and there will be a new head coach patrolling the opposing sidelines: Robert Saleh, who isn’t too unfamiliar with New Orleans. ESPN reported that Saleh reached an agreement on a five-year deal with the Jets on Thursday evening following a busy round of interviews around the league.

Saleh previously worked as the San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator since 2017, facing the Saints twice in that time. And his defense was put in a tough spot both times. They allowed 46 points in a last-minute win in 2019 before yielding a more-respectable 27 points in a 2020 loss. His next game with New Orleans will be his third meeting in as many years.

It’ll be interesting to see how his unit performs when the Saints visit next season. He has a solid foundation in players like defensive lineman Quinnen Williams and safety Marcus Maye, but the rebuild could take time. Maybe his past experience coaching against New Orleans can give him an edge.

One other point worth noting: Saints defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn was a candidate for this job, though the Jets ultimately went another way. Glenn hasn’t shown much interest in other openings around the league, so it’s possible he returns to New Orleans in 2021.

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Report: Jets request interview with Aaron Glenn, Saints DB coach & ex-Gang Green CB

The Jets formally requested to interview one of their own in Saints defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn on Thursday.

Add a familiar name to the Jets’ list of potential candidates.

New York put in a request to interview Saints secondary coach and former NFL cornerback Aaron Glenn, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The interview will have to take place next week following the Saints’ playoff game against the Bears this weekend.

Glenn is an up and coming candidate in league circles and has been praised for the job he’s done with New Orleans’ secondary, which has become one of the better units in the NFL.

Glenn played cornerback for the Jets from 1994-2001. He is one of the better cornerbacks in franchise history, and a popular one at that. He also played for the Texans, Cowboys, Jaguars and Saints.

After a brief stint with the Jets as a personnel scout from 2012-13, Glenn got his start in coaching. He served as the Browns assistant defensive backs coach from 2014-15 before taking the role he currently has with the Saints, which he’s had since 2016.

Having played under Bill Parcells and coached under Sean Payton, Glenn is certainly a unique candidate who has learned from two CEO-type head coaches.

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Report: Jets request head coach interview with Saints secondary coach Aaron Glenn

The New York Jets have requested an interview with New Orleans Saints assistant Aaron Glenn for their open head coach position, per report.

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Here’s a huge opportunity for New Orleans Saints defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn: NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that the New York Jets have filed a formal interview request for Glenn in their search for a new head coach. Glenn, a 48-year old former cornerback, started his NFL career with the Jets back in 1994 and has been coaching the New Orleans secondary since 2016. He also worked in the Jets front office as a personnel scout in 2012 and 2013.

Glenn could be a good get for New York. He’s well-liked by his players and has done a good job getting production out of undrafted rookies and journeymen over the years like Ken Crawley, De’Vante Harris, and Grant Haley (who bagged his first career interception in his first game with the Saints last week). While the Saints secondary has funneled penalty yards to opponents for pass-interference fouls, they’ve always played competitive football.

So this is a situation worth monitoring. The Saints blocked the Cincinnati Bengals from interviewing Glenn for their defensive coordinator opening back in 2019, and the New York Giants went in a different direction after interviewing him for the same post in 2020. While Big Blue offered Glenn a larger role than he’s seen in New Orleans, he’s continued to have his eye on a bigger prize. And if things go his way, he could land it just across town from the Giants that passed on him.

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6 Saints coaches, staffers who should get buzz in the NFL’s next hiring cycle

The Saints could lose important members of the organization when the 2021 NFL hiring cycle kicks off, from Terry Fontenot to Dennis Allen.

Could this be the year the New Orleans Saints start to lose personnel to rival teams? With coaching staffs and front offices around the league already preparing for turnover in the offseason, it seems likely. Somehow half a dozen teams interviewed Saints assistants last year without hiring any of them away. Expect that to change as new opportunities present themselves to the people working behind the scenes in New Orleans that are hungry for more high-profile jobs in the NFL.

Others, like offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr., haven’t shown as keen an interest; his interview for the Packers job last offseason was just the third time he’s seriously considered an opportunity with another team in 12 years with the Saints, having interviewed for head coaching positions with the Raiders and Bears in 2012 and 2013, respectively. It’s possible he puts his name out there again in 2021, but there appear to be other, more ambitious candidates in New Orleans. Here are six names we’ll be watching closely:

Saints DBs coach Aaron Glenn on how his secondary can overcome injuries

New Orleans Saints defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn is working hard to prepare P.J. Williams and Patrick Robinson to play against the Lions

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When the New Orleans Saints kick off with the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Sunday, they’ll do so without either of their starting cornerbacks. Both Marshon Lattimore and Janoris Jenkins are sidelined with injuries, prompting the Saints to dig deep into their practice squad for reinforcements — even calling up Ken Crawley, just in case.

But Crawley shouldn’t be starting. Realistically, he shouldn’t even get on the field. The Saints have a pair of veteran backups in place to call on with P.J. Williams and Patrick Robinson, plus special teams stud Justin Hardee. And their safeties play so often that there may not be enough snaps to go around for a reserve like Crawley.

So the expectations on Williams and Robinson will be high. Saints defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn is feeling the pressure, too; in his eyes, it’ll take a team effort to help make up for not having his starters out on the field.

“I will say this, [Williams and Robinson] have to be comfortable in who they are and their techniques and what makes them successful,” Glenn told NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill. “It’s my job to make sure they’re put in position to be successful.”

The pair have combined for just 47 snaps on defense in three games so far, though Williams has predominately lined up at safety after making the conversion in training camp. They have both played their best football when lined up in the slot, but that job belongs to C.J. Gardner-Johnson (who has covered 77 routes from the slot this year, leading the team). So there should be adjustments for Williams and Robinson both, which isn’t inspiring confidence in many fans. But they’re still the best options for New Orleans.

Last year, when asked by Nola.com’s Amie Just, Glenn joked that he might be able to make it work with backup quarterback Taysom Hill.

“I would love to have him back there. I just need a week with him and he could go out there and play safety for us. He’s played everything else, so,” Glenn trailed off.

But it won’t be Hill lining up against Lions receivers on Sunday. It won’t be Lattimore or Jackrabbit, either. Williams and Robinson have played enough games in the NFL to reach a point where their coaches don’t have anything new to teach them. At this stage, it’s just like Glenn said — the Saints must put their players in the best spots to win, and the players have to win their matchups.

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Saints assistant coach Leigh Torrence leaves for job with Jets DC Gregg Williams

New Orleans Saints assistant coach Leigh Torrence joined the New York Jets for a job with Gregg Williams, his old defensive coordinator.

The New York Jets announced Tuesday that they hired Leigh Torrence for their vacant assistant defensive backs coach job, creating another hole on the New Orleans Saints coaching staff; the Saints have yet to name a replacement for linebackers coach Mike Nolan, who left for the Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator gig back in early January.

Torrence was first hired by the Saints as a coach back in 2016, when he joined their staff as a coaching intern. He was promoted to a defensive assistant coaching position in 2017, and held it through 2019. Before that, he played three years for the Saints from 2009 to 2011. He appeared in more games for the Saints (38) than any other team, which included stops with the Washington Redskins (25) and Atlanta Falcons (10).

Now, Torrence is reunited with the defensive coordinator he once played for in New Orleans: Gregg Williams. Williams holds the same position with the Jets beneath head coach Adam Gase, and this is a great opportunity for Torrence to continue to advance his career.

But why didn’t he stay with the Saints? There probably wasn’t room for promotion in New Orleans, where defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn has been developed as a key member of their staff. He’s commonly grouped with defensive coordinator Dennis Allen and head coach Sean Payton during games, and has rebuffed offers from both the New York Giants and Cincinnati Bengals in recent years. With Glenn so entrenched, Torrence probably had to consider other opportunities, and the Jets were a logical fit.

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