Jets hire Eagles VP Joe Douglas as general manager

The favorite ended up winning out. The Jets named Joe Douglas their next general manager on Friday. While Douglas beat out three other candidates, he was the front-runner from the start. The Jets will make a six-year commitment to Douglas, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. Howie Roseman will lose one of his top lieutenants, with Douglas having served as the Eagles’ VP of player personnel since 2016. Prior to that, he spent 16 years in the Ravens’ personnel department. Adam Gase has been believed to have preferred Douglas since Mike Maccagnan‘s ouster. This comes at an interesting time. The Texans just fired Brian Gaine, and with the team having attempted to interview Douglas for that post last year, it stood to reason the AFC South franchise would try again. The Jets and Douglas were believed to be a ways apart on salary, with CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora reporting a chasm of around $1M per year existed. But we now have a June day featuring two GM moves, an obviously uncommon occurrence in NFL history. Douglas

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