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📲 ExecutiveJoe Douglas
✅ TeamNew York Jets
➡️ TitleGeneral Manager
🎂 DOBJuly 20, 1976
🇺🇸 HometownMechanicsville, VA
🎓 High SchoolLee-Davis HS (VA)
🏫 CollegeRichmond
📛 NFL EntranceHired by BAL (2000) as Scout
❗️ Jets EntranceHired by NYJ (2019) as GM

Joe Douglas is the man all New York Jets fans currently trust.

Sure, the Jets’ horrendous record is just 20-46 in the 66 games Joe Douglas has presided over the franchise. And sure, No. 2 overall selection from the 2020 NFL draft, Zach Wilson, hasn’t quite worked out.

But don’t think for one second that this man hasn’t turned this ship around.

When Christopher Johnson tabbed Douglas as the next general manager of the franchise in 2019 (after the 2019 NFL draft), the mission was simple yet oh-so difficult: Find a way to rearrange everything in a way that an influx of young talent comes to Florham Park, NJ.

The last great roster the Jets had—prior to Douglas—was when the Eric Mangini-Mike Tannenbaum duo started doing work in 2006. Rex Ryan took that roster to back-to-back AFC championship games, but the talent, culture, and process rapidly dipped to a level that’s incredibly hard to overcome.

After a decade of horrid results, Douglas took on one of the toughest jobs in the NFL, and all involved with the New York Jets are thrilled he did so. Players such as Sauce Gardner, Garrett Wilson, Breece Hall, Alijah Vera-Tucker, and Aaron Rodgers lead a talented roster with legitimate Super Bowl 58 aspirations.

Joe Douglas signs Rodger Saffold to the practice squad

After losing another two offensive linemen to IR (Connor McGovern and Wes Schweitzer), New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas signed veteran lineman Rodger Saffold to the practice.

The kicker is that Saffold has been promised game-day elevation, which means Jets fans should expect the NFC champion (2018 Los Angeles Rams) to dress as soon as he’s ready for action.

Joe Douglas’ Jets knock off his former team

Remember, Joe Douglas’s work in Philadelphia with the Eagles—and subsequently their Super Bowl championship—is what put him on the NFL’s radar as one of the up-and-coming personnel minds in the game.

Now, in 2023, he can boast that his current team, the New York Jets, knocked off one of his former teams. The Jets’ mesmerizing 20-14 defeat of the Eagles in Week 6 has the Robert Saleh-led squad heading into the bye at 3-3 without Aaron Rodgers.

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CAREER TOTALS

Joe Douglas HeadshotGAMESWINSLOSSESWIN%FIRST-ROUND SELECTIONSSUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Regular Season772453.31273 (2 BAL, 1 PHI)

Joe Douglas’s GM record is nothing to write home about. With a terrible 20-46 record—entering the 2023 season—nothing about that win-loss mark screams success.

Yet, to truly evaluate Douglas’s efforts, a much closer look is required. And once that look happens, it’s astounding to realize just how things have turned around in a short few years.

GM RECORD BY SEASON

YearTmJob TitleWLTW-L%W plyfL plyfPlayoff Result
2019New York Jets LogoGM7900.43800
2020New York Jets LogoGM21400.12500
2021New York Jets LogoGM41300.235
2022New York Jets LogoGM71000.412

Joe Douglas Executive History

YearTeamLogoRoleLevel
2000Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens LogoScoutNFL Logo
2001Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens LogoScoutNFL Logo
2002Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens LogoScoutNFL Logo
2003Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens LogoScoutNFL Logo
2004Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens LogoScoutNFL Logo
2005Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens LogoScoutNFL Logo
2005Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens LogoScoutNFL Logo
2006Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens LogoScoutNFL Logo
2007Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens LogoScoutNFL Logo
2008Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens LogoScoutNFL Logo
2009Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens LogoScoutNFL Logo
2010Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens LogoScoutNFL Logo
2011Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens LogoScoutNFL Logo
2012Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens LogoScoutNFL Logo
2013Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens LogoScoutNFL Logo
2014Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens LogoScoutNFL Logo
2015Chicago BearsChicago Bears LogoDirector of College ScoutingNFL Logo
2016Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia Eagles LogoVice President of Player PersonnelNFL Logo
2017Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia Eagles LogoVice President of Player PersonnelNFL Logo
2018Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia Eagles LogoVice President of Player PersonnelNFL Logo
2019New York JetsNew York Jets LogoGeneral ManagerNFL Logo
2020New York JetsNew York Jets LogoGeneral ManagerNFL Logo
2021New York JetsNew York Jets LogoGeneral ManagerNFL Logo
2022New York JetsNew York Jets LogoGeneral ManagerNFL Logo
2023New York JetsNew York Jets LogoGeneral ManagerNFL Logo

Joe Douglas’s executive history began on a familiar program over two decades ago. When the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens became the first team to star on HBO’s Hard Knocks, then a lowly scout, Douglas was nicknamed “The Turk,” as he held the dreaded responsibility of informing players they were indeed cut.

Slowly but surely, Douglas learned the ropes from legend Ozzie Newsome, collected two Super Bowl rings in Baltimore, moved to a bigger role with the Chicago Bears for one season, and finally wound up as the Vice President of Player Personnel for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2016.

In short order, Douglas collected his third Super Bowl ring, this time with the Eagles. Subsequently, he became a hot name as the next potential NFL general manager for a football program needing a major rehaul.

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