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A little over a month ago, after New York Jets owner Woody Johnson had fired head coach Robert Saleh, I spoke to a source with ties to the organization and Johnson family. As the source was contextualizing the decision and framing it as an owner-driven move, he turned the conversation to the future of the franchise, mapping out what could happen to general manager Joe Douglas, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrch and quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
The overriding belief: If the Jets could make a strong run the remainder of the season and get into the playoffs, it was possible all three would still be a part of the franchise in 2025. But stumble and fizzle out, and suddenly ever option was on the table, including a total reboot of every team’s holy trinity — general manager, head coach and quarterback.
In the midst of dialing in the thought process behind it, the source added an unexpected caveat.
“We’ll see how the [presidential] election goes,” he told Yahoo Sports. “Maybe that changes some things for everyone.”
The reference was to a potential election win by Donald Trump, which many in the organization have long believed could result in either a cabinet appointment for Johnson, or a renewal of his ambassadorial appointment to the United Kingdom, a post that was awarded to Johnson during Trump’s last presidency. Inside the Jets, there were definitely some who believed that Johnson prized another ambassadorship as much as he did the success of his football team, creating a perception where the yearning for one job pressed on the timeline and decisions of the other job.
In the moment, the whole crossroads of the two worlds hit a little differently — the idea that anything related to the Jets could tangibly be impacted by a political appointment. In truth, it had already happened before, when Jets co-owner and vice chairman Christopher Johnson took the controls of the organization and in Johnson’s physical absence, became the point man for the hiring of…
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Author : Yahoo Sports
Publish date : 2024-11-20 03:56:00
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