Jets fire general manager Joe Douglas as woeful season drags on: reports

The New York Jets' attempt to salvage another season has resulted in another major shake-up. General manager Joe Douglas was reportedly fired on Tuesday, halfway through his sixth season. ESPN first reported the decision. The news comes after another disappointing loss for the Jets, this time at home to the Indianapolis Colts by one point […]

Joe Douglas says Jets ‘frustration’ starts with him

Joe Douglas may be in his final weeks as Jets general manager. Douglas is not under contract until 2025. The team is 30-62 in his six seasons with the team, including 3-6 this year. Coach Robert Saleh, who was appointed in 2021, was fired after five games this season. All of these things taken together […]

Jets, Joe Douglas finally appear to have built capable offensive line

Joe Douglas' top priority last offseason was fixing the offensive line. Last year, he started up front in 13 different combinations, but if that didn't happen, none of it mattered. “I think that was the first goal,” the Jets general manager said in the spring. Underperformance and injuries have stunted the offensive line for years, […]

Joe Douglas needs to solve Jets’ Haason Reddick mess

Joe Douglas sat quietly in the second row of the press box Sunday, watching his team earn its first win of the season, 24-17, in a three-hour stress test against the Titans at Nissan Stadium. The worst thing Douglas witnessed was when the team's best edge rusher, Jermaine Johnson, suffered an Achilles injury in the […]

Joe Douglas better be right about Haason Reddick debacle

Joe Douglas hesitantly weathered the inevitable questioning from Haason Reddick. That's his story and he's sticking to it. No regrets about making the trade, no regrets about not getting the signing. A new Jets season is about to begin, but it will be without Haason Reddick. And Douglas sent Redick this message on Thursday: Jets […]

Jets’ Joe Douglas speaks out on Haason Reddick contract saga

Jets general manager Joe Douglas addressed Haason Reddick's strike for the first time on Thursday and didn't offer any optimistic outlook. Douglas said he hasn't spoken directly to the defensive end since he was at the Jets' facility on April 1, and he hasn't had any recent conversations with Redick's agent, Tory Dandy. “Nothing has […]

Chicago Bears’ Douglas Coleman III carted off field on stretcher

Douglas Coleman III was carried off the field on a stretcher during the Bears’ preseason finale against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium. The injury occurred when Coleman attempted to tackle Chiefs wide receiver Cornell Powell early in the third quarter, leaving the Bears defender lying on the field motionless for […]

Joe Douglas must stand firm and call Haason Reddick’s Jets bluff

In the latest episode of “Only the Jets,” up-and-coming pass rusher Bryce Huff was traded to the Eagles for a new $17 million annual free agent salary, and Jets general manager Joe Douglas traded for an established Eagles pass rusher who never showed up to training camp and has now made his trade request public. […]