The New York Jets rightfully cleaned house this offseason. After firing head coach Robert Saleh midseason, general manager Joe Douglas was let go in the offseason. Most importantly, toxic quarterback Aaron Rodgers was released from his contract in an attempt to fix the locker room culture.

The Jets appointed an up-and-coming GM in Darren Mougey, and paired him with an excellent head coaching candidate in Aaron Glenn. Together, Mougey and Glenn are rebuilding the roster while also promoting stronger leadership and relationships in the locker room.

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The Bleacher Report recently wrote an article outlining every team’s reason for hope heading into the 2025 season. For the Jets, it was a “fresh front office and QB” that earned them offseason praise.

“There’s no denying that the New York Jets’ 2024 season was a complete mess,” Kristopher Knox correctly wrote. “Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was healthy but couldn’t carry an offense that lacked cohesion. Head coach Robert Saleh, and interim coach Jeff Ulbrich after him, struggled to keep the locker room together throughout the struggles. “That locker room is completely fractured,” WFAN’s Boomer Esiason said in November. “It makes me think that I don’t know how the Jets can come back with [Rodgers] next year. I really don’t.”

Esiason was correct. It was easy to assess the Jets’ culture and spot the fractured locker room. Accountability and togetherness simply weren’t present. Coach Glenn, a former player himself, is attempting to build stronger bonds within the organization.

“The Jets can feel good about having a fresh start in 2025, even if there’s no guarantee they’ll be better,” Knox continued. “Rather than bring back Rodgers, they instead replaced him with free-agent Justin Fields. The Jets also hired head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey to replace Saleh and Joe Douglas, respectively, whom they fired in-season last year. New York has an opportunity to build a new, better culture in 2025, which could lay the foundation for future (if not instant) success.”

It may be a slow process with growing pains, but the Jets are finally headed in the right direction.

This article originally appeared on Jets Wire: Bleacher Report: Jets’ fresh start “refreshing”