The New York Jets’ season of upheaval continued Tuesday with the firing of normal supervisor Joe Douglas.
The Jets (3-8) fired head coach Robert Saleh on 8 October and are 1-5 underneath interim coach Jeff Ulbrich.
The GM spot additionally can be crammed on an interim foundation by Phil Savage, who was senior vice chairman and normal supervisor of the Cleveland Browns from 2005-08. He’s in his sixth season as a senior adviser.
“At this time I knowledgeable Joe Douglas he’ll now not function the overall supervisor of the Jets,” crew proprietor Woody Johnson stated in an announcement. “I wish to thank Joe for his dedication to the Jets during the last six years and want him and his household nicely.”
Johnson stated the seek for a everlasting successor to Douglas will start “instantly.”
New York headed into its bye week with a 28-27 loss at residence in opposition to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
Douglas, 48, signed a six-year contract to turn into the Jets GM in June 2019. Since then, New York has compiled a file of 30-64 with zero playoff appearances, persevering with a drought that dates again to 2010.
This season started with Tremendous Bowl aspirations as four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers returned from an Achilles damage. As a substitute, the offense ranks twenty sixth within the NFL in scoring (18.5 factors per recreation) and yards (294.4).
Savage, 59, was a Browns assistant coach and scout from 1991-95 and has additionally labored in participant personnel for the Baltimore Ravens and Philadelphia Eagles. He served as GM of the previous Arizona Hotshots of the now defunct Alliance of American Soccer in 2019 and in addition as govt director of the Senior Bowl (2012-18).
