Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn was the top rated NFL coordinator, according to a recently survey among players. The NFL Players Association acquired over 1,700 ratings examining how they felt about the coordinators they play for on a scale of 1-10. Detroit’s third-year defensive coordinator is quite popular among the Lions’ defensive roster, as his no-nonsense but caring approach makes him quite easy to play for and respect. Safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson views Glenn like a parental figure and his ability to turn around Detroit’s defense in a short period of time has been stellar. Detroit’s defense was ranked near the bottom of the league back in 2022, but has made significant strides in nearly all defensive metrics in 2023. Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson interestingly was not rated in the Top-5 among players. Johnson noted a couple of weeks ago that Glenn should be asked about becoming a future head coach, as he has regularly been asked about his coaching future, due to the success of the Lions’ offense.

“He’s a guy that we should be asking about head coaching. That guy, what he’s done, he’s phenomenal. He’s going to be a phenomenal head football coach when he gets the opportunity to do that,” said Johnson. “And I think when you bring those types of questions up, you need to make sure you’re asking them to him as well. But the focus right now is on the Minnesota Vikings. “That’s all we care about and like I said before, we are obligated to each other to keep our focus on the main thing.” Dave Fipp was voted as the No. 4 ranked special teams coordinator.