Notes: Aaron Glenn gets important endorsement for Saints job

As Aaron Glenn weighs his head coaching options, one endorsement from New Orleans could sway the Saints’ opinion.

As six teams around the NFL begin their head coach searches, Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is the hottest name out there. All six head coach-less teams have requested to interview Glenn, and he’s already scheduled virtual meetings with four of them.

The New Orleans Saints are one of the most natural fits for Glenn, seeing as he was their defensive backs coach for five years and nearly got the head coaching job back during the team’s 2022 search. Glenn has a lot of love for the city and the franchise.

He also just got an endorsement from one of the most beloved people related to the Saints organization. Future Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees publicly said this week that Glenn would be his top choice for the job.

“The first guy who comes to my mind is Aaron Glenn,” Brees told Crissy Froyd of Saints Wire. “Arguably, one of the greatest defensive backs to ever play the game. I played against him, I was a teammate of his too. He’s a leader of men. He garners a ton of respect. He knows the game. He is highly competitive.”

Brees does not have a current position within the Saints organization, but it would be foolish to think that his word doesn’t carry any weight. Brees was the Saints quarterback for all five years of Glenn’s tenure with New Orleans.

Glenn is scheduled to interview for the job on Friday.

• Congratulations to Penei Sewell. He was the Lions’ only player to be named to the NFLPA All-Pro team, and he was also named the Polynesian NFL Player of the Year.

(If he needs any bulletin board material, Sewell was NOT named to PFF’s first or second All-Pro Team.)

• Really neat moment here after the Vikings game with Al-Quadin Muhammad and his son:

• If you haven’t already, check out Dan Miller’s best radio calls from the Lions’ NFC North-clinching win:

• A Royal Oak business owner is trying to get “Campbell Road” changed to the name “Dan Campbell Road.”

• I broke down the statistical impact of Alex Anzalone on the Lions’ defense. Now check out this film breakdown of Anzalone vs. the Vikings:

• Other film breakdown pieces of note: Detroit News breaks down how the Lions stopped Sam Darnold, Detroit Football Network focused on the red zone efforts from the defense, and The Athletic’s Ted Nguyen talked up Aaron Glenn.

• Good stuff here from Nick Baumgardner on how far the Lions have come.