Jets Phillips Attributes 3-14 Record to Losing Culture

San Francisco, California - New York Jets defensive tackle Harrison Phillips attributed the team's dismal 3-14 record in the 2025 season to a deeply ingrained losing culture rather than shortcomings by first-year head coach Aaron Glenn, speaking out during interviews at Radio Row ahead of the Super Bowl on Thursday.

Phillips, a 30-year-old veteran acquired in an August trade from the Minnesota Vikings, described the environment he encountered as "very cancerous" and "truculent" from top to bottom. He emphasized that the issue stemmed not from individual players or staff but from years of sustained failure that eroded optimism across the organization. "It's not individual people's fault," Phillips said in an appearance on Roundtable Sports. "I was there for one season - it was a very difficult season - and I almost wanted to waver on some of my thoughts and my beliefs and my optimism. So, I can't imagine being there for year after year after year after year and not seeing the results that you wanted, and it tainted people."

The Jets' struggles marked the 10th consecutive losing season and extended a 15-year playoff drought, a period that has fostered what Phillips called the...