The New York Jets fired general manager Joe Douglas on Tuesday, the team announced.
Douglas, 48, was in the final year of a six-year contract he signed to lead the Jets’ front office in 2019. New York fired him after a 3-8 start to the season.
“I want to thank Joe for his commitment to the Jets over the last six years and wish him and his family the best moving forward,” owner Woody Johnson said in a statement.
The Jets hired Douglas after he spent three years as the Philadelphia Eagles’ vice president of player personnel. In 94 games since Douglas has been general manager, New York has a 30-64 record.
Neither of Douglas’s swings at the quarterback position have worked out.
In 2021, Douglas selected quarterback Zach Wilson with the second overall pick in the NFL Draft. But Wilson was 12-21 in three seasons with the Jets, with a career passer rating of only 73.2. New York traded him to the Denver Broncos this offseason.
And before the 2023 season, Douglas traded for three-time MVP Aaron Rodgers, a move that has proved to be disastrous.
Rodgers tore his Achilles only four plays into the first game of last season, forcing Wilson back into the starting role. New York finished the season 7-10.
This year, with Rodgers healthy, the Jets are on pace to finish with an even worse record. And Rodgers is posting career lows in several statistical categories.
