Breaking: Jets hire Joe Douglas as their new general manager

It's official:

We’ve agreed to terms with Joe Douglas to be our next GM. pic.twitter.com/tzQiWzNmkp

— New York Jets (@nyjets) June 8, 2019

It's a long deal too:

Jets are giving former Eagles’ vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas a six-year deal to become their GM, per source.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 8, 2019

And it took some work:

Jets just would not take “no” as an answer from Joe Douglas. He tried to turn down the Jets and each time he did, they came back at him harder and harder. Jets simply were not going to be denied in their efforts to land the former Eagles’ vice president of player personnel.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 8, 2019

More on this to follow.