The New York Jets are continuing to make front office changes as their season slides further and further into the mud. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Jets have fired general manager Joe Douglas after five-plus seasons and a 30-64 record.
More change in New York: Jets now have fired GM Joe Douglas, sources tell ESPN.
Last month, head coach Robert Saleh. Now, Douglas.
It’s a complete reboot for the Jets. pic.twitter.com/gmjl5PIQPb
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 19, 2024
The firing of Douglas is the second major front office shake up owner Woody Johnson and team president Hymie Elhai have cooked up this season. They fired head coach Robert Saleh on Oct. 8 when the team was 2-3. They’ve gone 1-5 since then, which is part of why Douglas didn’t survive his turn on the metaphorical chopping block.
Firing Douglas is something slightly unexpected from Johnson. On the day the Jets fired Saleh, Johnson told the media that Douglas had put together “one of the most talented teams that has ever been assembled by the New York Jets”. Yet now that same GM is out of a job just six weeks after Johnson made that statement.
As far as blame for the season is concerned, Johnson really had no choice but to go with Douglas. He’d already fired Saleh and replacing the interim head coach would cause too much internal strife. That left either blaming quarterback Aaron Rodgers, which was off-limits despite playing considerably below par this season, or firing Douglas.
Douglas joined the Jets as general manager in June 2019 after spending several years with the Philadelphia Eagles as vice president of player personnel. The Jets have not had a winning season since they hired him. They are currently 3-8.
