The New York Jets fired general manager Joe Douglas in November and, in the meantime, appointed Phil Savage as interim general manager. However, the Jets will be under new leadership after NFL insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported that New York is hiring Darren Mougey as its new general manager.
The Jets’ lengthy searches are over, and they’re pairing a first-time general manager with a first-time head coach to try to turn things around. Denver Broncos assistant general
The New York Jets hired their key personnel and now will have to get busy on making the decisions about the makeup of the 2025 roster.
Darren Mougey replaces Joe Douglas, who was fired as GM late in the 2024 season after failing to make the playoffs over a six-year tenure.
Mougey, 39, is the third-youngest GM in the NFL and joins the Jets after serving as the Broncos assistant GM since 2022. He has been with the Broncos since 2012, rising from scouting intern to assistant GM.
The hiring cycle has been a long process for the Jets after firing head coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas during the season. New York interviewed over 30 candidates in total between their two big openings before finally settling on Mougey and Aaron Glenn.
The New York Jets have agreed to terms with Denver Broncos assistant general manager Darren Mougey to be their GM, a person familiar with the hiring told The Associated Press.
The New York Jets’ search for a new general manager early in the 2025 NFL offseason is well underway. Former general manager Joe Douglas was fired in November. The writing was on the wall for Douglas at that point.
Woody Johnson believes the New York Jets have a bright future with the hiring of Darren Mougey and Aaron Glenn.
Mougey has spent more than a decade with Denver in a variety of roles, and was promoted to assistant GM in 2022.
After the Broncos reached the playoffs for the first time since 2015, powered by powerful draft classes, assistant general manager Darren Mougey has emerged as a strong candidate to land the New York Jets’ GM job.