New York Jets decided for a surprise shakeup of their front office on Wednesday and said goodbye to general manager Mike Maccagnan. The move was confirmed by CEO Christopher Johnson, who also announced that head coach Adam Gase will serve as interim GM until Maccagnan’s replacement is found.

The Jets also parted ways with vice president of player personnel Brian Heimerdinger in a related move.

The move comes as a shock especially since Maccagnan played a big role in Gase’s hiring and overlooked both the free agency, highlighted by the signing of Pro Bowl running back Le’Veon Bell and the 2019 NFL Draft.

“There’s never a good time to do this,” – said Johnson during a conference call with reporters. “This is about more than one draft or one free agency, even two. As I educated myself about this process, it became more clear to me, the deeper I got in this building, that it was time for a change and a time to move on.”

Several names already came up in Jets’ search for a new GM but Philadelphia Eagles’ executive Joe Douglas is reportedly the leading candidate for the job.

According to various reports, the reason for why the Jets decided to fire Mike Maccagnan is that he and Adam Gase didn’t agree on several offseason moves including Bell’s signing. Gase reportedly didn’t like Maccagnan’s decision to give Bell a four-year, $52.5 million contract with $27 million guaranteed, considering this to be too much for a running back.

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New York Jets have announced on Friday that they will extend the contracts of head coach Todd Bowles and general manager Mike Maccagnan through 2020. Both Bowles and Maccagnan were hired on the same day in 2015 and were entering the final year of their contracts. The news about extension was confirmed on team’s official Twitter profile.

We have extended the contracts of general manager Mike Maccagnan and head coach Todd Bowles.

DETAILS → https://t.co/C7VGDnOmVb pic.twitter.com/J5SBrt7Deo

— New York Jets (@nyjets) December 29, 2017

“We are very happy to have extended both Mike and Todd. During their time here, they have worked together to help the organization build a foundation on which to grow,” – said Jets’ CEO Christopher Johnson in a statement. “They are identifying, developing, and getting productivity out of our players. I believe we are headed in the right direction. This provides us continuity and stability as we continue to move this team towards sustained success. We still have a lot of work to do and I am excited to work closely with both of them as we move forward.“

The Jets have entered in the 2017 season with low expectations, after beginning a rebuilding process and deciding to give a chance to younger players. The ownership previously said that the record won’t be so important into deciding whether they’ll keep Bowles and Maccagnan, but rather the progress the team makes. Although the Jets are currently 5-10, and lost eight of their last 10 games, the progress was evident. Despite not having a quality roster, Jets showed that they can be competitive in almost every game they played so far.

Bowles, who is 20-27 during his tenure with the Jets, didn’t want to talk much about the extension but said his goal in the future is to try and win a Super Bowl.

“Obviously, the future is trying to win a Super Bowl and trying to get to the playoffs,” – he said. “We’ll add some pieces. We made some strides this year. Not enough strides, not winning enough games, but going forward we’ll make the proper adjustments and go from there.“

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New York Jets decided for a surprise shakeup of their front office on Wednesday and said goodbye to general manager Mike Maccagnan. The move was confirmed by CEO Christopher Johnson, who also announced that head coach Adam Gase will serve as interim GM until Maccagnan’s replacement is found.

The Jets also parted ways with vice president of player personnel Brian Heimerdinger in a related move.

The move comes as a shock especially since Maccagnan played a big role in Gase’s hiring and overlooked both the free agency, highlighted by the signing of Pro Bowl running back Le’Veon Bell and the 2019 NFL Draft.

“There’s never a good time to do this,” – said Johnson during a conference call with reporters. “This is about more than one draft or one free agency, even two. As I educated myself about this process, it became more clear to me, the deeper I got in this building, that it was time for a change and a time to move on.”

Several names already came up in Jets’ search for a new GM but Philadelphia Eagles’ executive Joe Douglas is reportedly the leading candidate for the job.

According to various reports, the reason for why the Jets decided to fire Mike Maccagnan is that he and Adam Gase didn’t agree on several offseason moves including Bell’s signing. Gase reportedly didn’t like Maccagnan’s decision to give Bell a four-year, $52.5 million contract with $27 million guaranteed, considering this to be too much for a running back.

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New York Jets have announced on Friday that they will extend the contracts of head coach Todd Bowles and general manager Mike Maccagnan through 2020. Both Bowles and Maccagnan were hired on the same day in 2015 and were entering the final year of their contracts. The news about extension was confirmed on team’s official Twitter profile.

We have extended the contracts of general manager Mike Maccagnan and head coach Todd Bowles.

DETAILS → https://t.co/C7VGDnOmVb pic.twitter.com/J5SBrt7Deo

— New York Jets (@nyjets) December 29, 2017

“We are very happy to have extended both Mike and Todd. During their time here, they have worked together to help the organization build a foundation on which to grow,” – said Jets’ CEO Christopher Johnson in a statement. “They are identifying, developing, and getting productivity out of our players. I believe we are headed in the right direction. This provides us continuity and stability as we continue to move this team towards sustained success. We still have a lot of work to do and I am excited to work closely with both of them as we move forward.“

The Jets have entered in the 2017 season with low expectations, after beginning a rebuilding process and deciding to give a chance to younger players. The ownership previously said that the record won’t be so important into deciding whether they’ll keep Bowles and Maccagnan, but rather the progress the team makes. Although the Jets are currently 5-10, and lost eight of their last 10 games, the progress was evident. Despite not having a quality roster, Jets showed that they can be competitive in almost every game they played so far.

Bowles, who is 20-27 during his tenure with the Jets, didn’t want to talk much about the extension but said his goal in the future is to try and win a Super Bowl.

“Obviously, the future is trying to win a Super Bowl and trying to get to the playoffs,” – he said. “We’ll add some pieces. We made some strides this year. Not enough strides, not winning enough games, but going forward we’ll make the proper adjustments and go from there.“

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