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Weeks after firing head coach Robert Saleh, the Jets, who play in East Rutherford and practice in Florham Park, have fired general manager Joe Douglas amid a dismal 3-8 record, ESPN reported.
Douglas was already on the outs at 1 Jets Dr., having not been consulted when the team fired Saleh amid a 2-3 start, ESPN said. Gang Green has gone 1-5 since firing Saleh and naming Jeff Ulbrich interim coach.
Douglas was hired as general manager in June 2019 with the goal of turning the Jets around, though the team has gone 30-64 with no winning seasons and no playoff appearances during his tenure.
He traded for legendary quarterback Aaron Rodgers to help end the Jets playoff drought, though Rodgers was injured four snaps into the 2023 season and has been underwhelming this season. While Douglas drafted players like Garrett Wilson and Sauce Gardner, he also whiffed on taking quarterback Zach Wilson with the 2nd overall pick in 2021. Wilson was traded to Denver after three ineffective seasons.
The Jets have not made the playoffs since the 2010 season, the longest active streak in North American sports.
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