Jets may have an inside track to Kyler Murray through Aaron Glenn

The New York Jets will be on the hunt for a new quarterback this offseason; there's no keeping it a secret.

Justin Fields is likely to be cut, getting New York out of the second-year of his contract signed last March, but the question remains who the Jets will pivot to on the market.

There are several options available to them, including free agency, the trade market, and the draft, but it may behoove the Jets to hold out just a little bit longer and wait for teams with quarterbacks on massive contracts to get impatient and outright cut their triggermen.

Take, for example, Kyler Murray, the Arizona Cardinals quarterback. It doesn't seem the former No. 1 overall pick is generating a lot of interest on the trade market, and Arizona may get desperate enough to attach a draft pick to Murray to entice some team to trade for him.

Could that be the Jets? Given their need, it's possible. And a previous connection between Murray and Aaron Glenn could tip the scales in the former Hesiman Trophy winner's favor.

Aaron Glenn, Kyler Murray past ties could lead to Jets team-up

Now, Glenn has never coached Murray and vice versa, but according to The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt, Glenn has a personal relationship with Murray's father, Kevin Murray, who was a quarterback at Texas A&M before Glenn arrived on campus.

"In terms of skill set, Murray is the kind of quarterback Glenn likes — and he personally knows Murray’s father well due to their Texas A&M backgrounds (Kevin Murray was a quarterback at A&M before Glenn’s arrival at the school)."

Zack Rosenblatt

If Glenn and Murray are already familiar with one another, this may be a better pairing than initially thought.

There was previous thought that Murray wouldn't be a good fit in New York precisely because of his personality, but maybe Glenn isn't all that worried about the Pro Bowl QB flaming out.

Murray has all the talent in the world; he was the No. 1 overall pick in the draft for a reason. But for circumstances that seem to be his own self-doing, he hasn't been able to put it all together in his mind yet.

Murray doesn't necessarily have to be the long-term solution for the Jets under center, but as a one or two-year stopgap, he could have a chance to resurrect himself in New York before moving on elsewhere.