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The New York Jets were eliminated from the playoffs a few weeks ago for the 14th straight season. They’re 4-10 and never really had a chance this year. It’s clear to many people that there are issues in the organization. It looks bad from the outside, but how bad could it really be?
Answer: incredibly, unimaginably bad. And it all appears to flow from team owner Woody Johnson, the 77-year-old heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune who has owned the Jets since 2000.
According to Zack Rosenblatt, Diana Russini, and Mike Silver of The Athletic, Johnson’s hand-on, meddlesome approach to ownership has been hobbling the team, especially over the last few seasons. They spoke with 20 current or former Jets players, coaches, and executives, who were all granted anonymity so they could speak freely.
“There are organizations where it is all set up for you to win,” a player with the team in 2023 told The Athletic. “It feels completely different (with the Jets). It’s the most dysfunctional place imaginable.”
Johnson reportedly nixed Jerry Jeudy trade due to Madden rating
One of the most eye-popping, head-scratching, brain-bending parts of The Athletic’s extensive report on Johnson is what he did in March when then-GM Joe Douglas was about to make a trade for wide receiver Jerry Jeudy. Douglas reportedly had everything ready to go with the Denver Broncos, the team Jeudy played for in 2023, and only needed Johnson’s approval to set things in motion and bring in a player who could have been a huge offensive weapon for QB Aaron Rodgers.
But instead of giving his approval, Johnson reportedly nixed the trade and the deal never happened. Why?
Douglas told the Broncos that Johnson didn’t want to make the trade because the owner felt Jeudy’s player rating in “Madden NFL,” the popular video game, wasn’t high enough, according to multiple league sources.
Real NFL stats are used to create Madden ratings, but they are calibrated for use in the video game itself,…
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Publish date : 2024-12-19 14:49:00
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