Jets set to have second GM interviews with Broncos’ Darren Mougey and Bengals’ Trey Brown

Now that Aaron Glenn has been hired arsenic coach, the Jets person turned their afloat attraction to uncovering a caller wide manager.

Gang Green is acceptable to bring successful Broncos adjunct wide manager Darren Mougey and Bengals elder unit enforcement Trey Brown for 2nd wide manager interviews, a root confirms. NFL Network was the archetypal to study the quality of Mougey and Brown receiving 2nd interviews.

Mougey and Brown some interviewed for the Jets general manager presumption connected Jan. 11. The Jets brought Lance Newmark successful for a 2nd interrogation connected Tuesday but privation to proceed the hunt earlier making a decision. However, Newmark remains a campaigner for the job.

Mougey, 39, is presently successful his 2nd play arsenic Denver’s adjunct wide manager. He helped the Broncos marque the playoffs for the archetypal clip since 2015 aft the squad finished 10-7. The Broncos defence finished seventh successful yards (317.1) and 3rd successful points allowed (18.3).

Mougey has been with the Broncos since 2012, erstwhile helium was hired arsenic a scouting intern. Throughout his clip successful Denver, helium has held respective positions wrong the organization, including unit and scouting assistant, assemblage and pro unit scout, adjunct manager of assemblage scouting, and manager of subordinate personnel.

Since becoming adjunct wide manager successful 2022, Mougey has worked alongside Broncos wide manager George Paton. They some person improved Denver’s roster by drafting players specified arsenic Bo Nix, Nik Bonitto, Marvin Mims Jr., and Riley Moss and signing players D.J. Jones and Mike McGlinchey.

Although Mougey has not worked with Glenn before, the 2 person some worked with Sean Payton, the Broncos coach. Glenn played for and aboriginal coached connected Payton’s unit with the Saints from 2016-20.

Mougey has worked with Payton the past 2 seasons since helium became Broncos manager successful 2023.

Brown, 39, has been the right-hand antheral of Duke Tobin, the manager of subordinate personnel, and the team’s de facto wide manager since joining the Bengals beforehand bureau successful 2021 aft stints successful the Alliance of American Football and the XFL. Since 2017, Brown has had respective interviews for vacant wide manager roles.

In 2017, the Bills interviewed Brown for their wide manager position. The Raiders besides interviewed Brown (2018 and 2022) 2 times for their wide manager openings. Before moving with the Eagles (2013-14) arsenic a scout and the manager of assemblage scouting (2016-18), Brown was a scout successful the Patriots organization.

Reportedly, Brown declined an interrogation for the Patriots GM presumption past offseason.

In 2019, Brown near the NFL and became the enforcement vice president of shot operations for the Alliance of American Football Birmingham Irons. In 2020, helium was hired arsenic the XFL’s St. Louis BattleHawks manager of subordinate unit earlier returning to the NFL.

In summation to Mougey and Brown, 14 others person been interviewed for the Jets wide manager job: Thomas Dimitroff, Jon Robinson, Jim Nagy, Louis Riddick, Alec Halaby, Mike Borgonzi, Ray Farmer, Mike Greenberg, Darren Mougey, Trey Brown, Chris Spielman, Ryan Grigson, Jon-Eric Sullivan, and Brian Gaine.

Jets proprietor Woody Johnson fired former wide manager Joe Douglas successful November amidst a 5-12 season. He besides fired Robert Saleh successful October pursuing a 2-3 start.