Aaron Glenn told everyone to put their seatbelts on during his press conference. Now, we are beginning to find out who is driving the Jets bus with him.

The New York Jets will surely be a defensive-minded team now that they're helmed by Aaron Glenn, a former Jets first-round cornerback who previously was the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator. As Glenn and the Jets fill out the rest of the coaching staff,

Steve Wilks is finalizing a deal to take over New York’s defense, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. He had an interview lined up for today, so that meeting has obviously gone well. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler adds a contract will be signed tomorrow. This will mark a return to coaching after Wilks was out of the league in 2024.

The New York Jets have agreed to bring on former NFL head coach Steve Wilks as the team’s defensive coordinator under coach Aaron Glenn, according to a league source.

In the first big hire under new head coach Aaron Glenn, the Jets are set to hire veteran Steve Wilks as defensive coordinator.

Aaron Glenn is starting to fill out his coaching staff and is bringing Steve Heiden from Detroit to be the Jets' offensive line coach, according to a report from NFL Media's Tom Pelissero. Heiden, 48, has 12 years of coaching experience in the NFL and spent the past two seasons with the Lions as a tight ends coach.

The New York Jets and head coach Aaron Glenn have found their special teams coordinator. Within hours of Steve Wilks being announced as New York’s next defensiv

Wilks, who replaces Jeff Ulbrich as the Jets’ defensive coordinator, also has head coaching experience. He was Arizona’s coach in 2018 and was fired after the Cardinals finished 3-13. Wilks also was Carolina’s interim coach when he replaced the fired Matt Rhule in 2022 and went 6-6 with the Panthers.

Steve Wilks is finalizing a deal to take over New York’s defense, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. He had an interview lined up for Wednesday, so that meeting has obviously gone well. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler adds a contract will be signed Thursday. This will mark a return to coaching after Wilks was out of the league in 2024.

The New York Jets have not officially hired anyone to complement Aaron Glenn's new staff yet, but a few interesting names have already begun to circulate for interviews. As of Monday afternoon, here is the list of interviews the Jets have conducted with assistants on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball.

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle will be out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair a lacerated quadricep muscle, the team announced on Wednesday.