Aaron Glenn remembers having butterflies in his stomach before his NFL debut as a Jets player in 1994. Nearly 31 years to the day, the man who wore No. 31 in the green and white expects to have the same feelings when he makes his head-coaching debut for the Jets on Sunday.
“I was nervous, I know I was, and I'm sure I'll be nervous with this one,” Glenn said. “That's just who I am. I always have that within my body. I can feel it. But at some point, man, it goes away really, really quick and I get dialed into what I have to do as a coach. I know I did as a player.”
Glenn is hoping for the same outcome as 31 years ago, when the Jets beat Buffalo. The last Jets coach to win his first game was Todd Bowles in 2015.
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