Former New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas made plenty of questionable decisions during his tumultuous tenure in Florham Park, but one recent revelation about the team’s 2023 draft process may be among the most embarrassing.
On Friday’s episode of SNY’s Jets Mailbag, Connor Hughes reported that the Jets didn’t just not have a first-round grade on Seattle Seahawks superstar wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, but they didn’t even consider him as an option when they were on the clock at No. 15.
Instead, the Jets zeroed in on defensive end Will McDonald, operating under the belief that acquiring Aaron Rodgers meant they would be playing with frequent leads.