The two former Jets' legends weighed in on the team's decision to hire former Lions' defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as the head coach.

After an extensive search, the Jets finally have a new head coach. Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is the pick to lead Gang Green, according to sources.

Aaron Glenn played eight of his 15 seasons in the NFL as a defensive back for the Jets' franchise. He also played for the Texans, Cowboys, Jaguars and Saints.

As much as New York deserves praise for the hiring, naturally, the franchise's top brass couldn't let a good thing last.

The New York Jets and Aaron Glenn agreed to terms on making the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator their head coach on Wednesday, according to a person with knowledge of the hiring.

The Jets reportedly are hiring Aaron Glenn as their new head coach after he spent the last four seasons as the Lions' defensive coordinator.

Glenn, a former Texas A&M standout, beat out 15 other candidates for the job as the Jets went through an extensive search to find their next coach.

“I’m excited to welcome Aaron Glenn home as the head coach of the New York Jets,” owner Woody Johnson said in a statement. “Aaron earned this opportunity through almost three decades of NFL experience — 10 with us as a player and a scout.

The New York Jets are looking to turn a new page again. By hiring Aaron Glenn as their new head coach, the organization is hoping that the bad fortunes, luck, and circumstances that have plagued them since seemingly forever — and certainly since 2010-11,

For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.

With the NFL season drawing to a close soon, that means the hiring cycle will begin for many teams. Luckily for the Los Angeles Chargers, that won't be the case this offseason, as they've found success in the regime of Joe Hortiz and Jim Harbaugh thus far.