The New York Jets on Wednesday fired general manager Mike Maccagnan, a move that caught the NFL world off guard for its timing — such moves are rarely made in May, after a team has basically assembled its roster for the upcoming season.
But one apparent reason for the firing, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, is that new coach Adam Gase — who is taking over as the acting GM — “didn’t love the price tag” the Jets paid in free agency for linebacker C.J. Mosley (Gase also apparently didn’t like signing running back Le’Veon Bell).