The New York Jets have made one other vital change within the wake of their newest loss.
Joe Douglas was knowledgeable on Tuesday that he has been fired as common supervisor of the Jets, in line with a number of reviews. Douglas was within the closing yr of his contract and unlikely to obtain an extension, however Jets proprietor Woody Johnson selected to half methods with the manager now.
Douglas, 48, was employed as GM of the Jets in 2019. He had beforehand been the vp of participant personnel for the Philadelphia Eagles from 2016-19. Douglas was with the Eagles after they gained Tremendous Bowl LII. He started his NFL profession as a scout with the Baltimore Ravens from 2000-14 and gained two Tremendous Bowls with them as properly.
The Jets have gone 30-64 since Douglas took over as GM. New York didn’t make a postseason look throughout his tenure and has not been to the playoffs since 2010.
Considered one of Douglas’ largest strikes with the Jets was drafting Zach Wilson with the No. 2 total choose in 2021, which didn’t work out. Douglas then performed a task in bringing Aaron Rodgers to New York, and a brutal stat that went viral this week exhibits how a lot of a catastrophe that has been as properly.
Douglas’ finest draft was when the Jets landed Sauce Gardner, Garrett Wilson, Jermaine Johnson and Breece Corridor with their first 4 picks in 2022. Nonetheless, none of that has led to total success for the workforce, which is why each Douglas and former head coach Robert Saleh have been fired.
The Jets fell to 3-8 with a disappointing dwelling loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.