New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn shared a blunt message with rookie QB Brady Cook ahead of the first start of his NFL career.

Glenn was a three-time Pro Bowl selection at cornerback during a 15-year NFL career that began when he was drafted by New York with the 12th overall pick in 1994. He played eight seasons with the Jets before later having stints with Houston, Dallas, Jacksonville and New Orleans.

Aaron Glenn knows how this business works. He knows — from his 15 years as a player, from his decade-plus in coaching — how fleeting any window of opportunity in the NFL can be for someone who was

The Jets led the NFL in penalties in 2023 and 2024 under former coaches Robert Saleh and Jeff Ulbrich. Glenn stressed that this team would be more disciplined this year. Through 13 games, Glenn has gotten good results. The Jets are 14th in the NFL with 88 penalties.

The Jets allowed 34 points to the Dolphins in a loss in Week 14 in what might have been their worst defensive performance of the season. New York’s defense ranks 27th in points allowed this year and 28th in EPA/play.

The New York Jets, led by rookie quarterback Brady Cook, face the Jacksonville Jaguars, led by quarterback Trevor Lawrence, on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla.

Whoever the quarterback is against Jacksonville, help could potentially be on the way. Wide receiver Garrett Wilson is eligible to come off injured reserve this week. He was placed on IR on Nov. 13 after injuring his right knee in a win against the Browns four days earlier.

Former Missouri quarterback Brady Cook is in line to make his first-career NFL start on Sunday against the Jaguars.

Johnson is tied for third on the Jets in sacks with Jowon Briggs. Will McDonald IV (7.0) and Quincy Williams (3.5) have been more productive. Johnson does rank second in pressures (32), trailing McDonald by just one pressure (33) for the team lead. Johnson is signed through 2026 after the Jets exercised his fifth-year option.