A well-recognized face will assist the Jets with their normal supervisor and training search.
Gang Inexperienced has employed The thirty third Group, based by former Jets Basic supervisor and senior vice chairman of soccer operations Mike Tannenbaum, to assist them discover candidates for his or her normal supervisor and training vacancies, in accordance with sources.
Former Vikings normal supervisor Rick Spielman may even assist Tannenbaum determine candidates for the roles. The thirty third Group may even present information evaluation and expertise to help the Jets in looking for new management.
The Jets fired each normal supervisor Joe Douglas and coach Robert Saleh throughout this season. Proprietor Woody Johnson fired Saleh on Oct. 8 and Douglas on Nov. 19.
Johnson will supervise each the overall supervisor and training searches however will obtain assist from The thirty third Group and others inside the Jets group, who may even be concerned within the search.
Spielman was an advisor to the Commanders in 2024 of their seek for the workforce’s new head coach and normal supervisor. Washington in the end employed Adam Peters as its normal supervisor and Dan Quinn as coach. The Commanders at present have a 7-5 document and have been one of many shock groups within the league this season.
Tannebaum began with the Jets group in 1997 as a director of participant contracts. He grew to become the workforce’s director of professional participant improvement in 2000 and later the overall supervisor and director of professional personnel from 2006-12.
Tannebaum was additionally the final normal supervisor to have important success for the Jets. He was the architect of the Jets groups that went to back-to-back AFC Championships in 2009 and 2010. Since then, the Jets have missed the playoffs for 13 consecutive seasons, the longest playoff drought in North American sports activities.
Beneath Tannebaum, the Jets drafted cornerstone gamers equivalent to Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer Darrelle Revis, D’Brickashaw Ferguson, and Nick Mangold. He additionally employed former Jets coaches Eric Mangini and Rex Ryan throughout his tenure as normal supervisor.
In 2012, Tannebaum was fired following the Jets 6-10 document. In 2015, Tannebaum grew to become the Dolphins government vice chairman of soccer operations till proprietor Stephen Ross fired him in 2018.
The Jets earlier three normal managers following Tannenbaum’s departure, John Idzik Jr., Mike Maccagnan, and Douglas, all did not make the playoffs throughout their tenures. Maccagnan is the one Jets normal supervisor to document a successful document (2015) since 2010.
Gang Inexperienced is formally in rebuild mode after Johnson fired Saleh and Douglas. The workforce entered the 2024 season with not simply playoff expectations however Tremendous Bowl aspirations. However with a 3-8 document with six video games, the Jets are poised to overlook the playoffs for the 14th straight season.
After starting the season 2-3, Johnson fired Saleh and made defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich interim coach. Johnson felt just like the Jets have been underachieving after calling the roster the most effective throughout his 25 seasons as proprietor.
Since Johnson fired Saleh, the Jets are 1-5 and are tied for final place within the AFC East with the Patriots. In the course of the bye final week, Johnson fired Douglas so the workforce might start their normal supervisor and training search. Douglas was within the last 12 months of his contract, which he signed in 2019.
The Jets are one in every of two teaching vacancies at present open. The Saints fired coach Dennis Allen on Nov. 4 following a 2-7 begin.
The Jets can at present interview any potential candidate who doesn’t work for an NFL workforce. In the event that they need to interview candidates at present working for any of the 32 groups, the Jets must wait till Jan. 5, the conclusion of the common season.
