The New York Jets have quite a lot of work to do that offseason if they’re to turn out to be a good NFL workforce as quickly as this coming fall, and one of many first issues on their to-do listing is hiring a reliable normal supervisor.
They fired Joe Douglas from that function earlier this season, and it’ll take the appropriate team-building philosophy and expertise to get the Jets to the playoffs for the primary time for the reason that 2010 season.
In response to the group, it has already interviewed Louis Riddick for that vacant normal supervisor spot.
Now we have accomplished an interview with Louis Riddick for our Basic Supervisor emptiness.
— New York Jets (@nyjets) January 2, 2025
Riddick is an fascinating candidate, as he has by no means been an NFL normal supervisor however has been a scout for each the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles and a director of professional personnel for the Eagles.
Within the Nineties, he performed six seasons within the NFL as a reserve defensive again for the Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns and Oakland Raiders.
After he was accomplished as a entrance workplace employee, he turned an analyst for ESPN, and in recent times, he has been mentioned as a normal supervisor candidate.
The Jets need to resolve what to do on the quarterback place, the place 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers is clearly in decline and has loads of baggage.
Rodgers isn’t certain if he needs to return for the 2025 season, and apart from that, they’ve another roster holes they might want to rectify.
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