Other highlights from injury news: cornerback Sauce Gardner remains in the concussion protocol and linebacker Quincy Williams was designated to return to practice from IR, which means the Jets have three weeks to determine if he’ll return to the roster or revert back to IR for the remainder of the season.

Even without Glenn, Detroit’s defense ranks among the league’s best in generating pressure and takeaways. The Lions are thriving off cohesion and depth, two traits that often separate the good teams from the great ones down the stretch of a mentally and physically taxing NFL season.

A former first-round pick by the Jets in 1994, Glenn has been tasked with ending the longest active playoff drought in the NFL. Barring the biggest turnaround in league history, that won't happen in 2025. Glenn is the first coach in Jets history to begin 0-7, and he's the first first-year coach to begin 0-7 in the NFL in six years.

Amon-Ra asked him about the differences between coaching styles as DC. Robertson said it’s clear Sheppard took quite a bit away from learning under Glenn, but the smaller age gap makes a difference. At 37 years old, Sheppard is the third-youngest defensive coordinator in the NFL.

Jets coach Aaron Glenn has responded to team owner Woody Johnson, who appeared to publicly shade struggling quarterback Justin Fields in comments made Tuesday. Speaking on Wednesday, Glenn said that, as an owner, it is Johnson's right to express what he is feeling, and that his remarks are pretty much in keeping with how everyone feels right now.