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Getty Images The Jets may want Peyton Manning to run the football operations, but they apparently aren’t going to get him. Ralph Vacchiano of SNY reports, citing an unnamed source close to Manning, that the Jets G.M. job is “not a job he seems to want.” Rumors have been flying in league...

Jets coach/acting General Manager Adam Gase isn’t making big moves yet, but he’s making moves. According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, the Jets have fired scout Bill Dekraker, following last week’s jettisoning of previous G.M. Mike Maccagnan. Gase said yesterday that he wanted to...

Getty Images Jets interim General Manager Adam Gase has signed a player to help Jets head coach Adam Gase’s offense. Agent David Canter shared a photo of wide receiver Deonte Thompson signing a contract with the team on Tuesday. No terms of the deal have been announced. Thompson opened last...

When the Jets fired G.M. Mike Maccagnan last week, Eagles V.P. of player personnel Joe Douglas became the first person to emerge as a potential replacement. Six days later, the Eagles apparently haven’t received a request for permission to interview Douglas. Asked whether the team anticipates...

Getty Images The three days of dysfunction gifted to the NFL by the Jets have provided unexpected cover for the other New York/New Jersey NFL franchise that has recently cornered the market on mucking things up. Yes, the Giants have enjoyed a break from the non-stop scrutiny of their...

Getty Images With reports that Jets coach and interim G.M. Adam Gase didn’t want Le'Veon Bell (overstated) and/or that Gase thinks the Jets paid too much for Bell (correctly stated), chatter has emerged that the Jets could trade Bell. If Gase is inclined to do it, now’s the time given his...

Getty Images The bizarre bashing of Kyler Murray‘s lack of preparation for Combine interviews, coupled with the eventual revelation that former NFL G.M. Charley Casserly gets paid to prepare players for Combine interviews, has placed Casserly generally on the unofficial PFT pay-no-mind list...

New Jets coach Adam Gase clearly won the power struggle with just-fired General Manager Mike Maccagnan. But it seems the seeds of the discord between them were sown during draft meetings, when Gase didn’t have much of a voice and Maccagnan didn’t offer him the chance to make it heard. As...

Getty Images As the Jets search for a new General Manager, an important dynamic hovers over the franchise. Christopher Johnson has managed the team in the absence of his brother, Woody, who serves as the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom. At some point, Woody Johnson won’t be serving in...

Getty Images Jets CEO and chairman Christopher Johnson wants a “great strategic thinker” to run the football operation. He needs someone who can work with coach Adam Gase. And at the intersection possibly resides one and only one name. Peyton Manning. Rumors are flying within league circles...

Getty Images The Jets made some unexpected news on Wednesday by firing General Manager Mike Maccagnan and adding interim G.M. to head coach Adam Gase’s plate. Thursday brought a less surprising development to the AFC East team. Field Yates of ESPN reports that wide receiver Robby Anderson has...

Getty Images One of the biggest stories of the week came on Wednesday, when the Jets fired G.M. Mike Maccagnan. That move sparked Friday’s PFT Live draft, which looked at the General Managers who are on the hottest seats as the 2019 season approaches. The stakes are high. Although Dave...

Getty Images As the Jets embark on the search for a new General Manager, CEO and chairman Christopher Johnson has plenty of optimism regarding the desirability of the gig. “I think this is going to be a real attractive job,” Johnson told reporters on Wednesday, via Ralph Vacchiano of SNY. “I...

I’ve been away from PFT headquarters for most of the past week, which has taken a bite out of the #PFTPM taping schedule. But I’m now home, for a while, and I’ll be taping #PFTPM at least three times per week, until the regular season begins. Wednesday’s edition has full reaction to the...

Getty Images The firing of Jets G.M. Mike Maccagnan shed new light on the tensions between Maccagnan and coach Adam Gase regarding whether the team should break the bank for Le'Veon Bell. On Wednesday night, Bell responded to the talk that Gase didn’t want the former Steelers workhorse...

Getty Images The Jets have agreed to trade linebacker Darron Lee to the Chiefs for a sixth-round draft pick in 2020, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. It’s the first move for the Jets since they fired General Manager Mike Maccagnan and named head coach Adam Gase the interim G.M. The trade is...

Getty Images Generally speaking, a General Manager operates as a team’s chief scout. In some situations, the General Manager operates more generally as a manager. Which maybe better fits with the name of the job. “I want to find somebody that just looking forward, not talking about Mike...

Getty Images Jets rookie Quinnen Williams knows that Tom Brady is the No. 1 target for any defensive lineman in the AFC East is. Even if he doesn’t know all the details about Brady’s biography. Williams said that getting to sack Brady would be a special experience, and then made a comment...

The Jets are giving edge rusher Jachai Polite a fresh start after some stumbles in the pre-draft process and it comes with a freshly signed contract. Polite agreed to terms on his four-year rookie deal Sunday. The Jets are holding their rookie orientation this weekend. Polite had 11 sacks and...

Getty Images The Jets aren’t practicing this weekend, putting their rookies through an orientation and classroom work instead. But, they’re there, so it gave them a chance to do the paperwork. The team announced 16 undrafted rookie signings. That group includes defensive lineman Justin...