New York Jets Hall of Famer backed to save franchise from Aaron Rodgers struggles

Joe Douglas has been fired arsenic the Jets' GM aft a mediocre commencement to the play - and determination are calls for Curtis Martin to instrumentality to the franchise and instrumentality implicit successful an enforcement role

New York Jets fable Damien Woody has thrown his enactment down Curtis Martin to instrumentality connected an enforcement relation and assistance the struggling NFL franchise bounce back.

The Jets person had a pugnacious season, with Robert Saleh being sacked arsenic caput manager and a failed commercialized to bring Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams to the team. After a nonaccomplishment to the Indianapolis Colts successful Week 11 dropped their grounds to 3-8, wide manager Joe Douglas besides near the team.

The AFC East franchise is present connected the hunt for some a caller caput manager and wide manager successful 2025. Calls are increasing for Martin to beryllium appointed President of Football Operations owed to his heavy knowing of the organisation.

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NFL writer Gary Myers suggested that proprietor Woody Johnson could connection Martin a involvement successful the Jets to unafraid a deal, arsenic the erstwhile moving backmost has been considering ownership for immoderate clip and is simply a large instrumentality of the Jets. Martin, who is good respected successful NFL circles, could beryllium the perfect figurehead for the franchise, particularly during this challenging reboot. The 51-year-old is besides adjacent friends with Bill Parcells, and could usage the iconic erstwhile caput manager arsenic a sounding committee portion besides taking connected the task of hiring a caller GM.

Martin, known for his extended NFL contacts and being portion of commissioner Roger Goodell's interior circle, could play a important relation successful deciding the Jets' adjacent caput manager and resolving the Rodgers situation. The Jets mightiness request Martin's expertise owed to Johnson's impending absence, arsenic helium is expected to beryllium nominated arsenic the ambassador to the United Kingdom by President-elect Donald Trump, conscionable similar successful 2016.

This means Johnson volition manus implicit the Jets to his member but wants to acceptable the franchise connected its latest overhaul earlier leaving. Johnson volition beryllium progressive successful the upcoming hiring circular successful the adjacent fewer months, aft which helium volition permission for his caller responsibilities abroad.

Martin, a well-connected and respected figure, could bring astir the indispensable alteration successful Florham Park. Martin was picked by the New England Patriots successful the 3rd circular of the 1995 NFL Draft.

After 3 seasons with the Pats, helium joined the Jets wherever helium spent the remainder of his career. A five-time Pro Bowl prime and a first-team All-Pro, Martin ranks sixth successful full NFL rushing yards with 14,101 and 90 rushing touchdowns.

The 51-year-old, considered 1 of the top moving backs ever, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame successful 2012. The Jets, with a 3-8 record, are present connected their bye week and volition beryllium hosting the Seattle Seahawks connected Sunday, December 1.