Jets’ Aaron Glenn makes daring Sauce Gardner proclamation

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jets coach Aaron Glenn is aware of one thing about taking part in cornerback. 

Glenn was a first-round choose of the Jets in 1994 and performed the place for 15 years within the NFL and made three Professional Bowls.

Now, he’ll coach the newest Jets nice on the place — Sauce Gardner. 

Glenn expressed confidence in Gardner, who’s coming off a disappointing third season. 

“He could be one of the best within the league,” Glenn mentioned. 

Gardner was All-Professional in his first two seasons within the NFL however didn’t play as effectively in 2024.

Glenn just isn’t apprehensive. 

“That’s simply a part of this league. It is a grown man’s league,” Glenn mentioned on the NFL’s annual assembly. “Yearly you’re not going to be on the high of your recreation yearly. You thrive and also you bust your ass to attempt to try this. The factor is he has it in him. You simply mentioned it, two years straight he was a rattling good participant. It’s not like that’s gone. It’s simply he didn’t have the yr that you just guys wished him to have. He’s going to have that once more. That’s who he’s as a participant.

“I’m not apprehensive about what occurred final yr with him. The one factor I do know is the conversations we’ve had and who he’s as a person. I do know for a indisputable fact that he’s going to get again to the place he must be.” 

Glenn mentioned he’s had good conversations with Garrett Wilson and that the extensive receiver is in a “good place.”

Each Gardner and Wilson are eligible for contract extensions for the primary time and Glenn sounds supportive of the concept of extending them. 

“They’re two younger gamers and also you’re going to listen to me say this persistently: I’m within the enterprise of maintaining good gamers. That’s our plan,” Glenn mentioned. “That’s for anyone, identical to [Jamien] Sherwood, identical to any participant we draft on this workforce. I wish to make it a pattern that our guys that we draft we attempt to hold them right here. I don’t know if that had occurred earlier than, however I do know after I was a participant we tried to try this as a lot as attainable. 

“To me, that’s one of the best type of free company, signing your personal guys. As a lot as we will do this, we’re going to attempt to. It’s one thing that we wish to have a look at. We wish to hold these guys. They’re good gamers. I’m within the enterprise of maintaining good gamers.”