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The New York Jets and general manager Joe Douglas were willing to give wide receiver Robby Anderson $10 million per year to re-sign with the team. But once the Carolina Panthers offered Anderson $12 million guaranteed in the first season, Douglas and co. exited negotiations. Connor Hughes of The Athletic reported New York was unwilling […]

Perhaps the New York Jets won’t be trading Jamal Adams after all. In spite of rampant speculation that the Jets could move the star safety this offseason, general manager Joe Douglas says that he is looking forward to having Adams as a part of the team: “We’re just looking forward and just excited that he’s […]

Le’Veon Bell helped the New York Jets go 6-2 in the second half of the 2019 NFL regular season, but general manager Joe Douglas still faces a mess. Tensions are still high following a season-concluding press conference, which saw first-year head coach Adam Gase seemingly devalue star running back Le’Veon Bell. Joe Douglas tried to […]

Could the New York Jets really trade running back Le’Veon Bell one year into his deal? It seems like a possibility. Jets head coach Adam Gase doesn’t seem to want anything to do with Bell, and general manager Joe Douglas hasn’t exactly given Bell a vote of confidence, either, saying that he is “going to […]

The New York Jets experienced controversy as a result of the team’s handling of guard Kelechi Osemele’s shoulder injury and eventual decision to waive him. Jets general manager Joe Douglas provided his rationale for making the decision and felt that it was ‘best for the team.’ He wouldn’t get into details about the situation but […]

The New York Jets aren’t in the best situation at the moment. They’re starting the season 1-6 and are seemingly doomed to another offseason where they will have to rebuild through the draft. With no end in sight, the fans look to Joe Douglas and Christopher Johnson for answers. However, the owner has seemingly run […]

The trade deadline has passed, and the New York Jets are one of the teams that didn’t make a lot of noise. However, questions were still asked as rumors flew around that they were looking to ship off Jamal Adams. Team GM Joe Douglas was grilled by the press as he reportedly shopped his safety […]

The New York Jets were reported to be listening to offers for Le’Veon Bell and Jamal Adams, but they decided to retain both of them. When the NFL trade deadline passing, Bell spoke out about not being traded by New York. patience is key… pic.twitter.com/ajE7NnNbFx — Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) October 29, 2019 On Tuesday morning, […]

Perhaps not as shocking as Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck retiring, center Ryan Kalil returned from a brief retirement this offseason, deciding he was not done playing. The 34-year-old signed a one-year deal with the New York Jets at the beginning of August despite previously calling it quits after 12 seasons anchoring the Carolina Panthers’ […]

New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas might be walking into a nice situation with rising star second-year quarterback Sam Darnold, but the executive hired in June—after the NFL’s draft—has several big decisions to make outside of the vaulted QB position. Douglas, coming over from the Philadelphia Eagles after a three-year stint as their player […]

By all accounts, the Jets hired a rising star in new general manager Joe Douglas. Douglas worked under some of the brightest executives in the NFL, including Ozzie Newsome with the Ravens and Howie Roseman with the Eagles. He played a huge role in finding talented players that brought two Super Bowl championships to Baltimore […]

The New York Jets recently made the move to name Joe Douglas as their new general manager. The new GM has already taken a liking for Sam Darnold. When asked about the Jets starting quarterback, Douglas said that he loves Darnold’s “infectious” energy. “I love his energy,” Douglas said per Steve Serby of the New […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have promoted Andy Weidl to their vice president of player personnel position. According to the Eagles’ official website (via ESPN’s Chris Mortensen), Weidl replaces Joe Douglas, whom the New York Jets hired to become their new general manager. The Philadelphia Eagles have promoted Andy Weidl to vice president of player personnel, succeeding […]

The New York Jets held an introductory press conference for Joe Douglas, officially kicking off the Douglas-Adam Gase era. Throughout the process, Joe Douglas was consistently thought to be the favorite in the team’s pursuit of a new general manager. After the Jets finally announced Douglas, it came out that the former Eagles executive had […]

The New York Jets have officially entered a new era with Joe Douglas. The team’s new general manager initially turned the team down, but they reportedly wouldn’t take ‘no’ for an answer. The Jets upped their offer and got Adam Gase’s preferred candidate. It will be a little while before we can fully judge the […]

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman has given the team depth on its roster, and he says it has depth in the front office too. They will need it now. Roseman hinted strongly on Monday that the Eagles will fill Joe Douglas’ role internally. Douglas, who spent the last three years as the Eagles’ vice president […]

The New York Jets are expected to interview Todd McShay and Phil Savage for openings in their front office under new general manager Joe Douglas. Busy week for #Jets pic.twitter.com/6cwJj2R6HS — Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) June 10, 2019 McShay is a lead NFL analyst for ESPN with a heavy focus on the NFL Draft, while Savage […]

The New York Jets recently made a move to hire Joe Douglas as their new general manager. Already, it seems as if Sam Darnold is fully on board with the hiring of Douglas. At one of his youth football camps, the media spoke to Darnold about the Jets decision to hire Douglas for the position. […]

The New York Jets continue their spending spree this offseason but this time it’s not for a player. The Jets decided to hire Joe Douglas as their new general manager after firing Mike Maccagnan earlier this offseason. Reportedly, the Jets will be giving Douglas more than $3 million a year for six years. Although, it […]

The New York Jets finally have a new general manager as they’ve hired former Philadelphia Eagles vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas, the team announced on their official Twitter account. We’ve agreed to terms with Joe Douglas to be our next GM. pic.twitter.com/tzQiWzNmkp — New York Jets (@nyjets) June 8, 2019 Per ESPN’s Adam […]

The New York Jets have finished interviewing Philadelphia Eagles vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas for their vacant general manager position. Pro Football Talk’s Josh Alper reported on the development on June 2. The Jets have interviewed another candidate for their general manager job and many reports have indicated that he’s the favorite for […]

The New York Jets might finally be on the verge of establishing stability in the front office. According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, Philadelphia Eagles executive Joe Douglas is the “favorite” to become New York’s next general manager, and is poised to assume the role following a successful interview assuming he […]

Joe Douglas was one of the first names to be linked to New York Jets general manager vacancy after the firing of Mike Maccagnan. This weekend, the Eagles vice president of personnel will get his chance to make an impression, according to Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports. He is currently one of five candidates the […]

As the New York Jets continue to look for a new general manager, the team has its fair share of enticing candidates. Not only is the team in disarray, but it is unknown how much power the GM will have. Joe Douglas naturally wants to know more about this part of the front-office situation. Adding […]

The New York Jets have taken the next step in their general manager search, asking teams for permission to interview candidates. Among the lists of requests is Chicago Bears assistant director of player personnel Champ Kelly and Philadelphia Eagles vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The #Jets […]

With the New York Jets suddenly in the market for a new general manager, one name that is being floated around is Joe Douglas, who is currently the vice president of player personnel of the Philadelphia Eagles.  Douglas is very close to current Jets head coach Adam Gase so it would make a lot of […]