Woody Johnson Steps Down As New York Jets Owner

The New York Jets' Vicious Cycle of Failure Under Woody Johnson

The Jets’ decision to trade Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams highlights yet another chapter in the franchise’s long-running cycle of mismanagement and disappointment. Since Woody Johnson bought the New York Jets in 2000, the team has compiled a 174-238 record. They haven’t made the playoffs since the 2010-11 season, the longest postseason drought in all of professional sports. Of the six full-time general managers during Johnson’s tenure, none…

Woody Johnson Steps Down As New York Jets Owner

The 2025 NFL season has gone rough for the New York Jets, in fact, the last few seasons have gone poorly for the New York Jets. It is extremely clear that the future of the Jets is unclear, and that became more apparent at the 2025 NFL Trade Deadline as the Jets went on to trade two defensive star players in Quinnen Williams and Sauce Gardner. After cleaning house last season with firing Robert Saleh as the head coach and Joe Douglas as the gene…