Update: Jets are giving new head coach Aaron Glenn a five-year deal, per sources, contractually tying him to the organization through the 2029 season. Glenn will be under contract with the Jets through the 2029 season. That’s a solid contract length for a first-time head coach.

The New York Jets have found their man, and they've gone back to their roots in the process. No, not with Rex Ryan, who repeatedly advocated for a second chance as the club's leader, but with Aaron Glenn,

But amid all the excitement about former cornerback coming back to lead the team that picked him in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft, the search for a new general manager did not come to an end with them hiring their only finalist, Commanders assistant GM Lance Newmark who interviewed with Glenn on Tuesday.