Overview
- Speaking on Super Bowl radio row, Phillips said Glenn “inherited a very cancerous, truculent group” and argued culture change takes longer than one season.
- He later clarified to the New York Post that he was criticizing a pervasive mindset rather than individual players, calling the “Same Old Jets” thought process itself cancerous.
- Phillips detailed how prolonged losing fueled self‑preservation on the roster, with veterans prioritizing their own tape and younger players adopting the same habits.
- The Jets finished 3–14 in 2025 during a decade of losing seasons and a 15‑year playoff drought, with midseason trades of Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams signaling a teardown that hurt morale.
- Glenn has begun a reset by dismissing multiple assistants and hiring Frank Reich as offensive coordinator and Brian Duker as defensive coordinator, with the Jets holding the No. 2 and No. 16 picks in the 2026 draft.