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 decide 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 most recent Jets nice on the place — Sauce Gardner.

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

“He might be the perfect within the league,” Glenn mentioned.

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

Glenn will not be nervous.

Aaron Glenn speaks at the owners meeting on March 31, 2025. — Aaron Glenn speaks on the house owners assembly on March 31, 2025. AP

“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 prime of your sport yearly. You thrive and also you bust your ass to strive to do 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 12 months that you just guys needed him to have. He’s going to have that once more. That’s who he’s as a participant.

“I’m not nervous about what occurred final 12 months 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 undeniable fact that he’s going to get again to the place he must be.”

Sauce Gardner had a down season in 2024-25. Invoice Kostroun/New York Put up

Glenn mentioned he’s had good conversations with Garrett Wilson and that the huge 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 thought 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 retaining good gamers. That’s our plan,” Glenn mentioned. “That’s for anyone, similar to [Jamien] Sherwood, similar to any participant we draft on this crew. I need to make it a development 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 once I was a participant we tried to do this as a lot as potential.

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