Jets have flurry of GM interviews as two new candidates emerge
The Jets had a busy day of their seek for a brand new common supervisor on Saturday. The group interviewed 5 candidates, together with two who had not been beforehand reported.
Broncos assistant common supervisor Darren Mougey and Commanders assistant common supervisor Lance Newmark each interviewed with the group on Saturday. These have been two new names added to the record.
They have been joined by Bengals senior personnel government Trey Brown, Vikings senior vice chairman of participant personnel Ryan Grigson and Lions particular assistant to the proprietor and CEO Chris Spielman.
Along with the GM interviews, the group spoke with Saints particular groups coordinator Darren Rizzi about their head teaching opening.
The flurry of common supervisor interviews raises the whole to 13 people interviewed by the Jets for the place vacated when the group fired Joe Douglas in November.
They’re additionally anticipated to interview Payments assistant GM Brian Gaine and Packers VP of participant personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan for the GM put up.
Mougey, 39, has been with the Broncos since 2012 when he started his profession as a scouting intern.
He rose by the scouting division and have become the assistant GM in 2022.
In an interview with the Broncos web site in 2022, Denver GM George Paton stated Mougey would sooner or later be a GM.
“He’s nonetheless younger,” Paton instructed the web site. “He’ll proceed to be taught and proceed to get higher, however [he] actually can be a GM down the highway.”
Newmark has solely been with the Commanders for a 12 months.
He spent 26 seasons with the Lions earlier than that.
His final function with the Lions was as senior director of participant personnel.
He oversaw day-to-day operations of the Lions’ soccer data and soccer know-how departments and had a task in each professional and faculty scouting.
The Jets are about to enter Week 2 of their full-blown seek for a brand new GM and coach.
They will start to interview teaching candidates from playoff groups taking part in this weekend this week, however all of them have to be digital.
The Jets have requested interviews with the next coaches who’re within the playoffs this weekend: Payments offensive coordinator Joe Brady, Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, Vikings quarterbacks coach Josh McCown, Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik and Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith.
Whereas the teaching interviews with candidates at present employed should stay digital till Jan. 20, GM interviews are allowed to be in individual, which may result in the Jets hiring a GM earlier than hiring a coach.
It could not be stunning to see the Jets starting second interviews with GM candidates later within the week.
