The New York Jets today 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 Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, 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 the signing of running back Le’Veon Bell).