Mougey, 39, had been the Broncos’ assistant basic supervisor since 2022. He had labored in Denver’s group since 2012 when he joined the workforce as a scouting intern. All year long, Mougey was promoted from Denver’s personnel and scouting assistant, school and professional personnel scout, and director of participant personnel earlier than changing into the workforce’s assistant basic supervisor.
Mougey will exchange Joe Douglas, who was fired on Nov. 19 after five-plus seasons as basic supervisor. Throughout his time with the Jets, Douglas registered a 32-62 report. Phil Savage was the Jets’ interim basic supervisor for the ultimate six video games of the 2024 season.
Often, when a corporation has each a basic supervisor and a training opening, the overall supervisor is employed first. Nonetheless, the Jets employed Aaron Glenn on Wednesday with out finalizing a deal for a brand new basic supervisor.
It appeared Washington assistant basic supervisor Lance Newmark was the favourite to land the Jets basic supervisor function after he was within the Lions group for 26 years, together with three seasons when Glenn was the workforce’s defensive coordinator. Each Glenn and Newmark interviewed on the Jets facility in Florham Park on Tuesday.
Nonetheless, the Jets interviewed Mougey and Bengals senior personnel government Trey Brown once more on Thursday.
Though Mougey and Glenn haven’t labored collectively earlier than, they’re linked by way of Broncos coach Sean Payton. Glenn labored on Payton’s workers in New Orleans from 2016-20.
The Jets interviewed 15 candidates for his or her basic supervisor function and 16 for his or her teaching place. The thirty third Staff, created by former Jets basic supervisor Mike Tannenbaum and former Vikings and Dolphins basic supervisor Rick Spielman, spearheaded the hiring course of for each positions.
A former school tight finish at San Diego State, Mougey started his post-playing profession as a scouting intern for the Broncos in 2012. Over time, he finally grew to become George Paton’s right-hand man in Denver.
When Mougey was the Broncos’ assistant basic supervisor, the workforce drafted and signed gamers equivalent to Bo Nix, Nik Bonitto, Marvin Mims Jr., Riley Moss, D.J. Jones, and Mike McGlinchey. Denver was one of many extra shocking groups within the NFL this season, ending 10-7 and making the playoffs for the primary time since profitable the Tremendous Bowl in 2015.
Mougey and Glenn have a problematic process turning round a Jets workforce that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2010. Gang Inexperienced entered the 2024 season with excessive expectations however completed 5-12 and missed the postseason for the 14th consecutive 12 months, which is the longest drought in North American sports activities. The Jets have had 4 totally different coaches since final recording a profitable report in 2015 — Todd Bowles, Adam Gase, Robert Saleh and interim coach Jeff Ulbrich, who changed Saleh after he was fired on Oct. 8.
One of many first choices the Jets should make is the standing of quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who’s at the moment deciding whether or not to return for a twenty first season within the league. Rodgers has zero assured cash remaining on his contract, and if he retires or is launched, the Jets would take a $49 million wage cap hit, which they might select to unfold throughout two seasons.
Gang Inexperienced should additionally resolve whether or not to train the fifth-year choices on cornerback Sauce Gardner, broad receiver Garrett Wilson, and edge rusher Jermaine Johnson, who have been all chosen within the 2022 NFL Draft.
