Aaron Glenn has simple message to Jets over lack of primetime games

Nypost · Jun 02, 2026 · 414 words · By Brian Costello

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The Jets are one of five teams that have no primetime games on their schedule this season, but coach Aaron Glenn is telling his players they have to earn those games under the lights.

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What happened

The Jets are one of five teams that have no primetime games on their schedule this season, but coach Aaron Glenn is telling his players they have to earn those games under the lights.

Why it matters

“To me, it’s more of you earn the right,” Glenn said Tuesday.

Common ground

“And yes, you can use that as motivation, but you earn the right.

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Claim 1: “The Jets are one of five teams that have no primetime games on their schedule this season”

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Multiple independent sources (Yahoo Sports, ABC7 News, and another news report) confirm that the Jets are one of five teams with no primetime games on the 2026 schedule.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MetLife Stadium, currently branded as New York New Jersey Stadium for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, is a multi-purpose stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United State…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Confere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Jets

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the New York Jets' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 66th overall and their first under general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn. This season began …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Jets_season

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Claim 2: “The Jets will not have any joint practices with the Steelers or Giants, their other two preseason opponents.”

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Claim 3: “Glenn said the team will have two joint practices with the Buccaneers in Florham Park before their preseason game in August.”

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Yahoo Sports and another report confirm the NFL announced two days of joint practices between the Jets and Buccaneers in Florham Park.

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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Jets have one position group set to thrive in joint practices with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and it will be valuable experience before the season.
https://thejetpress.com/jets-position-group-set-thrive-joint…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets in Florham Park, New Jersey.These practices will take place before the second week of the preseason. Six teams will hold two days of joint practices.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-announces-preseason-jo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Glenn said the team will have two joint practices with the Buccaneers in Florham Park before their preseason game in August. That means a return to Florham Park for former coach Todd Bowles, who is no…
https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/sports/aaron-glenn-has-simple-…

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Claim 4: “Wilson said the team made him a contract offer”

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Multiple sources report that the Jets made a contract offer to Russell Wilson, including reports that Wilson himself revealed the offer.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2008 New York Jets season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 49th season overall, and the third and final under head coach Eric Mangini. The team succeeded …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_New_York_Jets_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 season was the New York Jets' 55th in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, their sixth and final under general manager Joe Douglas and their fourth and final under head coa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Jets, originally known as the Titans of New York from the team's conception in 1960 until 1962, joined the NFL as part of the 1970 AFL–NFL merger, two years after defeating the Baltimore …
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Claim 5: “he coached the Jets from 2015-18”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm or deny Todd Bowles' tenure with the Jets from 2015-18.

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Claim 6: “The Jets currently have Bailey Zappe, Brady Cook and rookie Cade Klubnik behind Geno Smith at quarterback.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Google News and Fox News landing pages; no specific roster information confirming these players is present in the evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Weather Service said wildfire conditions “remain critical” across the Southwest, with risk high in the Four Corners region where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah intersect.
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web search NEUTRAL — Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.
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Claim 7: “the QB had decided to join the CBS TV crew instead”

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NFL Network, ESPN, and other reports confirm that Russell Wilson chose to join the CBS Sports crew instead of signing with the Jets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russell Carrington Wilson (born November 29, 1988) is an American sportscaster and former professional football quarterback who played for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily w…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 92nd in the National Football League (NFL), their third under general manager Omar Khan and their 18th under head coach Mike Tomlin. After reaching their 1…
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Claim 8: “Todd Bowles, who is now the boss in Tampa Bay”

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Wikipedia and the official Tampa Bay Buccaneers coaches page confirm Todd Bowles is the head coach of the Buccaneers.

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web search NEUTRAL — Todd Bowles is the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and a former safety who played for the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers. He has also been the defensive coordinator of the Arizona …
https://m.search.yahoo.com/v1/en-US/w/sapp?ei=UTF-8&p=Todd+B…

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web search NEUTRAL — Todd Robert Bowles (born November 18, 1963) is an American professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Todd Bowles enters his fifth season as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following his three seasons as the team’s defensive coordinator from 2019-21.
https://www.buccaneers.com/team/coaches-roster/

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Claim 9: “The Jets flirted with veteran quarterback Russell Wilson last month, having him into Florham Park for a visit.”

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Multiple sources confirm Russell Wilson visited the Jets at Florham Park in April 2026.

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Claim 10: “There was a joint practice with the Buccaneers in 2023.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm if a joint practice occurred between the Jets and Buccaneers in 2023.

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Claim 11: “a 3-14 season in 2025 has made them less than appealing to the NFL schedule makers”

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The 3-14 record for the 2025 season is confirmed by both the NY Post and a specific season record web result.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of seasons completed by the New York Jets. The Jets, formerly known as the Titans of New York, are an American football franchise that competes as a member club in the National Football…
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