Lions’ Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn ‘going to land head-coaching jobs’ despite playoff loss
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The Detroit Lions were not sharp in their lone appearance in the 2025 NFL postseason, but that reportedly has done nothing to slow down the interest in the team’s highly sought after coordinators. In fact, it may have increased the market for both Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson.
The Lions, the 1-seed in the NFC after an incredible 15-2 regular season and a second straight NFC North crown, were expected to make a deep run into the postseason and at the very least, make the NFC championship game, were stunned Saturday night by the Washington Commanders on their home turf, 45-31, at Ford Field.
That could cause a team to proceed cautiously with regards to their head coach hiring. But not in the case of Glenn and Johnson.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Sunday on “SportsCenter” that not only are Glenn and Johnson still in high demand of course, but that they will get head-coaching jobs this winter.
Johnson last week interviewed with the Las Vegas Raiders, Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars and New England Patriots before they hired Mike Vrabel.
Glenn interviewed with the Raiders, Bears, Jaguars, New York Jets and New Orleans Saints, and the Dallas Cowboys are also reportedly now interested.
“Aaron Glenn, Ben Johnson, they’re going to land head-coaching jobs and they’re expected to get extremely busy this week now that the Lions are surprisingly out of the playoffs, the coaches are available for hire, and we’re going to see this hiring cycle get ramped up really quickly right now this week,” Schefter said on ESPN.
Schefter also said “the NFL coaching cycle has been ramped up dramatically” with the Lions loss, since teams can now hold an in-person interview with Johnson and Glenn.
So, if anything, Johnson and Glenn’s markets have expanded.
“For all the people who said Ben Johnson’s stock took a hit, Aaron Glenn’s stock took a hit, well guess what, last year, a year ago, Dan Quinn was coaching for the Cowboys as the defensive coordinator, they got blown out in the first game against the Green Bay Packers, Dan Quinn got the Commanders job and look where Dan Quinn is today,” Schefter said.
Wherever Glenn and Johnson land, they certainly will be hoping for similar starts to their tenures as Quinn.
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