Estimated reading time: 7 minutes FLORHAM PARK, NJ— New York Jets employees, media, loved ones, and alumni patiently awaited Monday afternoon’s main event at 1 Jets Drive. Onlookers chatted among themselves with event and situation-inspired songs serving as the background noise. They did so somewhat quietly and patiently, while some surely lost track of the time.
That was until ...
boom, they arrived. Everybody immediately shut up and readied their smartphones and cameras. Chairman Woody Johnson led the way with freshly-minted head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey in tow.
The newest era of New York Jets football had just begun—while Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” did the heavy lifting. Glenn won the day To claim Aaron Glenn “won the day” would be an understatement so massive it would deserve 20-to-life. The second greatest cornerback in franchise history appropriately thanked the organization, mentioned his loved ones, and even shouted out the Jets alumni on hand—many of whom are former teammates—all while speaking directly to the fanbase.
After mentenioning Bill Parcells of his own volition during his opening remarks, he quickly shot down ESPN’s Rich Cimini before he could even fire off a question. All it took was the mere mention of the Big Tuna for Glenn to halt Cimini’s media scrum question. After getting ahead of the Aaron Rodgers conversation during his opening remarks, he had no problem letting the media know that any question.
