Aaron Glenn on Jets having no prime-time video games: “You earn the right”

Despite enjoying within the nation’s prime market, the Jets didn’t get a single prime-time sport in 2026. Which is a mirrored image of the place the franchise at the moment stands within the NFL’s hierarchy.

Via Rich Cimini of ESPN, Jets coach Aaron Glenn views the absence of evening video games pragmatically.

“To me, it’s more of you earn the right,” Glenn mentioned, per Cimini. “And, yes, you can use that as motivation, but you earn the right. That’s the good thing about this league. You earn your right — players, coaches, everybody. You earn your right to get what you get in this league.”

As famous by Cimini, the shortage of video games below the lights may very well be an excellent factor for the Jets. They’re 3-16 of their final 19 evening video games.

Of the 16 Jets video games which have set occasions, 14 start at 1:00 p.m. ET. The different two are 4:05 p.m. regional video games on the Chargers (Week 11) and the Cardinals (Week 15).

The Jets might get a prime-time sport (or a standalone window) on Week 18, both in one of many three Saturday home windows or to finish the common season on Sunday evening. Flexing in earlier weeks is an choice, too, if the Jets are extra aggressive than they’ve been for the reason that final time they made it to the playoffs, in 2010.

The schedule permits the Jets to stay to a routine. Barring a flex to Thursday evening or Sunday evening, they’ll play all of their video games earlier than Week 18 on Sunday afternoon.