Joe Douglas wasn’t too upset after being canned by the Jets on Tuesday.
The workforce’s ex-general supervisor felt a way of “relief” after being fired by the Jets, in response to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, who spoke to an NFL government near Douglas.
Douglas, who spent five-plus seasons because the Jets GM, was reportedly fishing on the Jersey Shore simply hours after shedding the job.
“It’s the happiest he’s sounded in a long time,” the manager advised Russini.
Robert Saleh, alternatively, was reportedly a bit extra reduce up about Douglas’ dismissal.
The ex-Jets head coach, who was fired in early October, was “very upset and emotional” after listening to the information about Douglas and had assumed the franchise would let him end out the season, per the report.
Like Saleh, many across the league have been shocked on the timing of the GM change, however sources advised Russini that Douglas “knew change was coming.”
Davante Adams was not significantly shocked both.
“It’s surprising but it’s not, just because you know the way this game goes,” Adams the Jets broad receiver mentioned on FanDuel TV’s “Up & Adams” this week. “When games aren’t being won and things don’t look the way they were intended to look, something’s gotta change.”
Douglas is the most recent casualty in what has been a disastrous 2024 season for the Jets.
After coming into the yr with Tremendous Bowl aspirations, Gang Inexperienced is 3-8 as they relaxation throughout their bye week, tied with the Patriots for the worst file within the AFC East.
Since Douglas took the job in 2019, the Jets are 30-64, which is tied with the Jaguars for the second-worst file within the NFL over that interval.
The Jets will subsequent play the Seahawks and former Gang Inexperienced QB Geno Smith subsequent Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
