Jets to interview Jon Robinson, ESPN’s Louis Riddick for GM job

Let the interviews start.

The Jets are taking the following step to find their new normal supervisor once they start interviews this week, a supply confirmed. The primary recognized candidates are former Titans GM Jon Robinson and ESPN analyst Louis Riddick.

Robinson will interview this week whereas Riddick’s interview could come later.

The Jets are capable of interview candidates who should not presently working for an NFL staff. Anybody presently employed by a staff should be interviewed after the season.

The Jets fired coach Robert Saleh on Oct. 8 and GM Joe Douglas on Nov. 19 within the midst of this disappointing season.

The Jets should not dedicated to hiring a GM first and a coach second. They have employed The thirty third Group, led by former Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum and former Vikings GM Rick Spielman, to help them within the seek for the 2 positions.

Robinson, 48, was the Titans GM from 2016-22. The Titans went 66-43, by no means had a dropping season and and made the playoffs 4 instances throughout his time with the staff. Tennessee had back-to-back last-place finishes earlier than he arrived.

The Titans fired him in December of 2022 earlier than the season was over. Many individuals pointed to his commerce of star huge receiver A.J. Brown to the Eagles in the course of the 2022 draft as one of many largest errors he made and one thing that led to his firing months later. Apparently, Robinson labored with coach Mike Vrabel in Tennessee, who is without doubt one of the high head teaching candidates on this cycle.

Robinson, who started his profession as a scout with the Patriots, had some big hits within the draft early in his tenure — Derrick Henry, Kevin Byard, Jack Conklin, Jeffery Simmons and Brown. However he had some horrible picks later like taking offensive sort out Isaiah Wilson within the first spherical of the 2020 draft. Wilson performed in a single sport for the Titans, was arrested and charged with driving underneath the affect. He’s out of the league. The following yr, Robinson took Caleb Farley at No. 22 regardless of Farley having a dangerous medical historical past. Farley struggled to remain wholesome and performed in 12 video games in two years for Tennessee and is now on the Panthers.

Riddick, 55, has interviewed for a number of GM openings lately, together with with the Giants in 2017 earlier than they employed Dave Gettleman. Earlier than becoming a member of ESPN as an analyst, Riddick labored within the entrance workplace of the Eagles and the Commanders. He performed seven seasons within the NFL.

ESPN first reported Robinson and Riddick as candidates for the Jets job.