Jets identify ex-Eagle Joe Douglas their new GM
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets ended their seek for a basic supervisor, hiring Philadelphia Eagles vp of participant personnel Joe Douglas — an ally of recent coach Adam Gase.
New York is giving Douglas a six-year deal, a supply advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Douglas would be the Jets’ fourth GM within the final eight years, changing Mike Maccagnan, who was fired Could 15 after an influence wrestle with Gase.
The Jets hope Douglas can impress a company in turmoil within the aftermath of Maccagnan’s stunning ouster. This could possibly be awkward for Douglas as a result of the notion is that Gase, who served because the interim GM, is asking the photographs.
We have agreed to phrases with Joe Douglas to be our subsequent GM. pic.twitter.com/tzQiWzNmkp
— New York Jets (@nyjets) June eight, 2019
Technically, Gase and Douglas each will report back to CEO Christopher Johnson — the identical energy construction because the earlier regime. Simply as Maccagnan did, Douglas will management the 53-man roster and could have ultimate say on the draft and free company, in keeping with the Jets.
Douglas was the heavy favourite from the outset, partly due to his connection to Gase. They labored along with the Chicago Bears in 2015 and remained pals. The Douglas hypothesis started swirling earlier than the draft, when rumors about Maccagnan’s job safety began leaking.
The Jets interviewed 4 identified candidates for the place — Douglas, Seattle Seahawks co-director of participant personnel Scott Fitterer, Bears assistant director of participant personnel Champ Kelly and New Orleans Saints director of professional scouting Terry Fontenot.
They wined and dined Douglas on Saturday evening, with one other assembly Sunday, earlier than providing him the job.
Douglas inherits a promising younger quarterback in Sam Darnold, however he nonetheless faces loads of challenges. The Jets have not posted a successful season since 2015 they usually have not reached the playoffs since 2010. The roster features a small core of proficient gamers, led by Professional Bowl security Jamal Adams, however there are various deficiencies.
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The cap scenario is ok for a 12 months or two, however it may get messy when Maccagnan’s latest, big-money signings — specifically, operating again Le’Veon Bell and linebacker C.J. Mosley — attain the second and third years of their contracts.
Douglas has no earlier GM expertise, however he is regarded in league circles as an up-and-comer. He spent the final three seasons as Howie Roseman’s right-hand man within the Eagles’ entrance workplace, operating the personnel division and managing the scouts. The Eagles say he performed a key position within the 2017 Tremendous Bowl championship, but there are those that consider Douglas was keen to depart.
He presided over three drafts with the Eagles. The 2017 and 2018 drafts lack star energy and have produced solely two starters, defensive finish Derek Barnett and tight finish Dallas Goedert, however a handful of gamers may emerge as key contributors this season. It is essential to recollect the Eagles lacked draft capital due to the commerce for Carson Wentz in 2016.
Douglas grew up within the Baltimore Ravens’ group, beginning out as a low-level personnel assistant in 2000 and dealing his method as much as nationwide scout in 2015. Realizing he had no shot on the GM place — Eric DeCosta was tabbed as Ozzie Newsome’s inheritor obvious — Douglas moved to the Bears and Eagles.