The Jets kicked off interviews for his or her new normal supervisor with former Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff on Monday.
Dimitroff was the boss in Atlanta from 2008-20 and the Falcons received 109 video games in his time there with six playoff appearances and one Tremendous Bowl look.
The 58-year-old is the primary identified candidate to interview for the job that opened when the group fired Joe Douglas final month. The Jets are additionally anticipated to interview former Titans GM Jon Robinson this week and ESPN analyst Louis Riddick within the close to future.
The Jets are in a position to start interviews with candidates not presently employed by NFL groups. They should wait till after the season to speak to anybody who’s presently working within the league.
Dimitroff was the Patriots director of school scouting from 2003-07 earlier than getting the Falcons job. He drafted quarterback Matt Ryan third general in 2008 for his first decide.
His greatest transfer as GM was the blockbuster commerce throughout the 2011 draft to maneuver from 26 to six to draft extensive receiver Julio Jones.
The excessive level of Dimitroff’s time with Atlanta got here in 2016 when the Falcons went to the Tremendous Bowl. They famously blew a 28-3 result in the Patriots in that sport and issues went downhill from there.
Dimitroff was fired after the Falcons began 0-5 in 2020.
The Jets have been lacking a key defensive piece on Sunday with cornerback D.J. Reed lacking the sport attributable to a groin damage.
There was optimism that Reed would play late final week however then he was categorised as uncertain on Friday and dominated out on Saturday. Rookie Qwan’tez Stiggers began in his place and break up time with Kendall Sheffield, who was signed off the apply squad on Saturday.
“It just wasn’t quite right, you know,” interim coach Jeff Ulbrich stated of Reed’s groin, “and it’s a position that from a physical standpoint, if you’re not quite right, it’s not worth even playing around with and at the same time, we got great confidence in Stiggers and Sheff and we wanted to take a long look at them and (Jarrick Bernard-Converse), so you know, we didn’t want to put them in harm’s way and at the same time, get a get a look at these younger guys.”
Jets DT Quinnen Williams sustained a hamstring damage within the sport, Ulbrich stated. He was unsure of the extent of the damage and whether or not Williams may miss time. Williams has not missed a sport since 2022.
Security Jalen Mills injured his collarbone after intercepting a move in Sunday’s sport. CB Michael Carter left the sport with a again damage that has been bothering him since Week 5. Carter has a herniated disk in his again.
