by The New York Jets ended the regular season with a few pressing questions.
New York needed to bring in a new head coach and general manager to lead the team into the future. The Jets recently got former New York star Aaron Glenn as head coach.
It has taken longer to fill the role of general manager and New York has cast a wide net. The Jets interviewed a handful of candidates for the role and got their man on Saturday. New York has reportedly hired former Denver Broncos assistant general manager Darren Mougey. according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
“A new GM in New York: Jets hire Broncos assistant GM Darren Mougey as their new general manager, sources said,” Schefter said. “Mougey has worked with three head coaches who reached the Super Bowl: Sean Payton, Gary Kubiak and John Fox. Mougey was part of two Super Bowl teams and the Broncos believe he played a key role in Denver’s resurgence this year.”
NFL insider Josina Anderson reported the news earlier also on the day.
“Breaking: A high-level source tells me Denver Broncos assistant GM Darren Mougey is getting the Jets GM job,” Anderson said.
Mougey is just 39 years old and has held various positions with the Broncos since 2012. He started his NFL career in 2012 as a scouting intern with Denver. Over the years, his role bounced around. In addition to being a scouting intern, he has served as a personnel and scouting assistant, area scout, assistant director of college scouting, director of player personnel and assistant general manager.
Now he gets a chance as general manager of the Jets. He won’t have long to settle into the role as he’ll have a huge decision to make quite quickly. Will Aaron Rodgers return in 2025? It’s currently up in the air whether he even wants to play, let alone return. He recently announced the decision will probably come down to meet the new coach and general manager and see if they would like to continue the collaboration.
Well, now the coach and general manager are in place. Maybe we’ll learn more about Rodgers in the near future.
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