Aaron Glenn’s bizarre war with Jets reporters just hit an embarrassing new low

Jets head coach Aaron Glenn’s relationship with the media has gone froma little tense to downright petty for seemingly no good reason. Glenn continued his unprompted tirade against the media on Tuesday.

Following a report from ESPN's Rich Cimini that wide receiver Garrett Wilson would miss three to four weeks with a knee sprain, Glenn refused to answer any injury questions at his next press conference.

Instead, he fired back at reporters, sarcastically saying, “Rich has all the answers. You can get it from him,” in reference to Cimini, who broke the story. It's a bizarre look for a coach whose team has finally started to string wins together as of late.

This wasn’t an isolated incident, either. Glenn has been combative with reporters for weeks, notably over questions about the Jets’ quarterback situation. He continues to decline naming a starter, citing “competitive advantage,” and now says he won’t even respond to future QB questions.

Aaron Glenn continues his unnecessary war with Jets reporters

Reporters are simply trying to do their jobs, yet Glenn seems intent on picking fights that don’t need to exist. Even Garrett Wilson brushed off his own status by saying, “You gotta ask coach,” knowing full well that Glenn won’t answer the question.

The irony is that the Jets are winning again. They’ve taken back-to-back games, silencing some of the criticism that surrounded this new regime to start the year. But Glenn’s hostility toward the media continues to be an unforced error. He's not doing himself any favors.

The Jets are a team trying to prove they're turning a corner, but their head coach seems determined to create battles where there shouldn’t be any. It’s a bizarre approach from a first-year head coach who has, in many ways, done a lot right.

Glenn has worked hard to instill toughness, accountability, and resilience in this team — all of which are beginning to show up on Sundays. But his handling of the media feels needlessly antagonistic, especially at a time when the Jets are trying to build goodwill after years of dysfunction.

It's one thing to decline naming a starting quarterback. You could make a case that, while unconventional, there is a competitive advantage to forcing teams to prepare for both Justin Fields and Tyrod Taylor.

But Glenn lashing out at a reporter for simply doing his job — reporting on an injury — comes off as petty and insecure. It’s a strange approach for any NFL head coach, and one could argue it reflects poorly on his leadership.

Obviously, what matters most is what happens on Sundays. If the Jets keep winning, none of this off-field noise will really matter in the short term. But it’s still unnecessary chaos — the kind created entirely by Glenn himself.

By picking fights with reporters, he’s not just making their jobs harder, but he’s also making his own job harder, too. It forces players like Wilson to field questions they shouldn’t have to and adds tension where there doesn’t need to be any. It ultimately serves no purpose, especially for a team finally showing progress on the field.

Winning has muted the outside noise for now. But if the Jets start losing again, Glenn’s dismissive attitude toward transparency will wear thin fast. For whatever reason, Glenn's weekly press-conference battles remain the strangest subplot of the Jets season.