Aidan Hutchinson Drops 7-Word Truth Bomb on Dan Campbell, Ben Johnson, and Aaron Glenn’s Departure

As expected, no one within the organization is suggesting these changes will cause a decline. Hutchinson recently appeared on The Squeeze podcast with Taylor Lautner and his wife Tay during Super Bowl week, where he acknowledged that coaching turnover is a natural consequence of a team’s success. He pointed out that when a team secures a No. 1 seed, losing key staff members to promotions is simply part of the business.

However, Hutchinson took a stronger stance regarding the departures of Johnson and Glenn, making it clear that he doesn’t believe the coaching staff changes will affect the team’s success.

“I don’t care who they bring,” Hutchinson said. “Obviously, keeping Dan is the most important thing for all of us, but when it comes to coordinators and position coaches, it really doesn’t matter. What’s crucial is having the right guys in the locker room—the foundation pieces on offense and defense. As long as we have that, it doesn’t matter who’s calling the plays. The playmakers are the ones who make things happen on Sundays. As long as we maintain our core, we’ll stay in this window of winning.”

While other players, like Amon-Ra St. Brown, have expressed similar sentiments about the team’s ability to adapt, Hutchinson’s blunt phrasing stood out. Saying, “I don’t care who they bring” and suggesting that “anyone” can step in and call plays may not have been the most tactful way to put it. His point—that players ultimately determine success—might be valid, but his choice of words could have been more measured. Given his experience with media dating back to college, one might have expected a more polished response in a public setting.