The New York Jets have agreed to phrases with Denver Broncos assistant basic supervisor Darren Mougey to be their GM, an individual aware of the hiring informed The Related Press.
The 39-year-old Mougey has labored as Broncos basic supervisor George Paton’s high assistant for the previous three seasons. Mougey, who replaces the fired Joe Douglas in New York, will be part of new Jets coach Aaron Glenn in attempting to show the franchise round.
The particular person spoke to the AP on situation of anonymity Saturday as a result of the staff did not instantly announce the settlement. NFL reporter Josina Anderson first reported Friday evening that the perimeters had an settlement in place.
Mougey has held a number of positions in Denver’s entrance workplace since becoming a member of the staff as a scouting intern in 2012. As soon as a backup quarterback behind present Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell at San Diego State, Mougey was Denver’s director of participant personnel in 2021 earlier than being promoted to assistant GM.
Mougey, who beat out 14 different candidates for the job, was employed after a second interview with the Jets. Washington assistant GM Lance Newmark and Cincinnati govt Trey Brown additionally returned for follow-up interviews with New York, which ended up selecting Mougey to pair with Glenn.
The 2 now will probably be tasked with attempting to revamp a franchise that has the NFL’s longest energetic playoff drought at 14 seasons.
Mougey will take over a staff coming off a disappointing 5-12 season. The most important duties for him and Glenn will probably be attempting to construct a roster that returns the Jets to the playoffs and figuring out whether or not the franchise can have quarterback Aaron Rodgers again subsequent season — if he nonetheless desires to play — and presumably past.
The 41-year-old four-time MVP, who’s the fifth participant in NFL historical past to throw 500 landing passes within the common season, has one 12 months of nonguaranteed cash left on his contract with the Jets. However he can be due a $35 million choice bonus earlier than the common season begins and depend $23.5 million towards the wage cap.
If Rodgers is reduce or retires, the Jets may take up a $49 million dead-money cost subsequent 12 months until they designate him a post-June 1 reduce and might unfold out that cost over two years.
Mougey additionally should decide on vast receiver Davante Adams, who’s scheduled to make $35.64 million in every of the following two years. The Jets may ask the 32-year-old receiver to redo his deal or he may very well be launched within the subsequent few months. Adams acknowledged after the season ended that what Rodgers does will “for sure” be a think about his personal choice, saying he “potentially” may very well be again even when the quarterback isn’t.
New York additionally has a number of key gamers scheduled to be free brokers, together with linebacker Jamien Sherwood, cornerback D.J. Reed, security Chuck Clark, tight finish Tyler Conklin, proper deal with Morgan Moses, edge rusher Haason Reddick and left deal with Tyron Smith.
Additionally, potential key elements of the Jets’ future, together with cornerback Sauce Gardner, vast receiver Garrett Wilson, operating again Breece Corridor and edge rusher Jermaine Johnson, are all eligible for extensions this offseason.
The hiring of Mougey ends a prolonged search that started in November after proprietor Woody Johnson employed The thirty third Workforce, a soccer media, analytics and consulting group based by former Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum, to help the Jets. Tannenbaum and former Dolphins and Vikings GM Rick Spielman helped Johnson determine and vet GM and coach candidates and coordinate interviews.
Along with Newmark and Brown, Mougey beat out a discipline of candidates that included Mike Borgonzi, Thomas Dimitroff, Ray Farmer, Brian Gaine, Mike Greenberg, Ryan Grigson, Alec Halaby, Jim Nagy, Louis Riddick, Jon Robinson, Chris Spielman and Jon-Eric Sullivan. Borgonzi has since been employed because the Tennessee Titans’ GM.
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