New York Jets Flight Connections 6/08/19

Good morning, GGN! These are exciting times for Jets fans, as the team announced they are hiring Joe Douglas, former Eagles front office maven, as the new Jets general manager. Douglas is widely respected around the league and viewed as an excellent choice by the Jets. He gets a long six year contract, a significant commitment by Gang Green. We can only hope that in retrospect that original six year deal will be viewed as just the start of something great.

In other news, the Jets are bringing back long time Jets running back Bilal Powell for a ninth season in green and white. With Le’Veon Bell in tow this move is a fairly minor one; however, if Bell were to get injured it will be nice to have Powell ready to step into his familiar role as a top backup and spot starter, assuming Powell is fully recovered from his frightening neck injury.

Here are your links to the Jets this glorious Saturday morning in June:

Dennis Waszak, Jr. - Jets agree to terms with Eagles exec Joe Douglas to be GM

Bob Glauber - Joe Douglas was Jets’ guy all along, and now they have him

Andy Vasquez - NY Jets hire Joe Douglas as GM, is he the right guy for the job?

Brian Costello - Jets hire Joe Douglas as team’s GM

Al Iannazzone - Jets name Eagles executive Joe Douglas new general manager

Zack Rosenblatt - Jets hire Eagles’ Joe Douglas as GM: 3 immediate takeaways

CBS Philly - New York Jets Hire Eagles VP Of Player Personnel Joe Douglas As General Manager

Dan Feuerstein - Official: Jets hire Joe Douglas as the new General Manager

Jimmy Kempski - Joe Douglas is the Jets’ new general manager

Rich Cimini - Jets’ new GM Joe Douglas: Solid hire, but it guarantees nothing

Darryl Slater - Jets hire Eagles’ Joe Douglas as new GM: Why this is the ideal situation for Adam Gase, Christopher Johnson

Darryl Slater - Winners and losers from Jets hiring Eagles’ Joe Douglas as new GM, including Howie Roseman, Adam Gase, more

Darryl Slater - 6 things to know about Joe Douglas, Jets’ new GM, as he leaves Eagles to take Mike Maccagnan’s old job

Matt Stypulkoski - Jets hire Eagles’ Joe Douglas as new GM: Do fans think it’s a smart move?

Matt Stypulkoski - Jets hire Eagles’ Joe Douglas as new GM: How will he fit in revamped front office?

Matt Stypulkoski - Jets hire Eagles’ Joe Douglas as new GM | What it means for Adam Gase, Sam Darnold, franchise’s direction

Kyle Newport - Eagles Executive Joe Douglas, Jets Agree to Reported 6-Year Contract as New GM

Daniel Gallen - New York Jets hire Philadelphia Eagles exec Joe Douglas to be general manager

Brandon Lee Gowton - Joe Douglas is officially leaving the Eagles to become the Jets’ general manager

Manish Mehta - Jets make the smart move by hiring new GM Joe Douglas

Sam Neumann - Jets wouldn’t take no for an answer from new GM Joe Douglas

Spencer Aber - Jets give Joe Douglas 6-year deal to become GM

Rich Cimini - RB Bilal Powell, back from '18 injury, agrees with Jets

Manish Mehta - Jets agree to terms on a deal with RB Bilal Powell

Justin Terranova - Bilal Powell is returning to the Jets

Al Iannazzone - Jets agree to terms with Bilal Powell

Matt Stypulkoski - Jets bring back Bilal Powell | What it means for Adam Gase’s offense, RB competition

Matt Stypulkoski - Jets re-sign Bilal Powell | Tracking Adam Gase’s moves, transactions as Jets’ interim GM

Gary Phillips - Jets bring Bilal Powell back following impressive workout

Nick Lewis - New York Jets Re-Sign Bilal Powell

Adam Wells - Jets News: RB Bilal Powell Agrees to Contract; Joins Le’Veon Bell, Ty Montgomery

Dennis Waszak, Jr. - Mosley already the quiet leader of Jets’ new-look defense

Al Iannazzone - As attention focuses on Jets’ offense with Sam Darnold and Adam Gase, don’t forget about Gregg Williams’ new defense

Matt Stypulkoski - Jets minicamp: Studs, duds from shortened week of mandatory practice

Matt Stypulkoski - 7 things we learned from Jets minicamp

Olivia Landis - Marcus Maye Is One Step Closer to Once Again Wreaking Havoc with Jamal Adams

Luke Easterling - Jets S Marcus Maye slowly working his way back to full strength

Ethan Greenberg - Who Is Quinnen Williams’ Role Model on the Jets?

Al Iannazzone - Jets’ Quinnen Williams following ‘blueprint’ laid out by veteran Steve McLendon

Darryl Slater - Carson Wentz contract: What might it mean for Sam Darnold’s next deal?

Luke Easterling - Jets QB Sam Darnold more confident heading into 2nd season

Luke Easterling - Who will be MVP of the New York Jets in 2019?

Luke Easterling - Jets linebackers getting used to new defense, each other

Nick Wojton - AFC East: Breakdown of New York Jets offseason

Mason Smoller - 2019 New York Jets Preview: Running Backs

Chris Feery - New York Jets Win Total Prediction

Christopher Gates - Report: George Paton turned down the Jets. Again.

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Enjoy the weekend everybody.