The Denver Broncos assistant GM Darren Mougey will have a second interview for the New York Jets General Manager position.
According to NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero, Denver Broncos assistant General Manager Darren Mougey will have a second interview for the New York Jets general manager position. He will join Bengals senior personnel executive Trey Brown along with Commanders assistant General Manager Lance Newark as the three finalists for the job.
The #Jets are bringing in #Broncos assistant GM Darren Mougey and #Bengals senior personnel executive Trey Brown for second interviews for their GM job. Lance Newmark, who had a second interview Tuesday, is also still a candidate. https://t.co/VTG6vGgUS7
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 22, 2025
It was reported earlier today that the Jets are hiring Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn to be their head coach. Now, they are down to three finalists to fill their vacant general manager position.
Mougey who is 39 years old has been with the Broncos organization for 13 years and has risen through the ranks during his time with the team and is currently their assistant General Manager.
He started with the team as a scouting intern in 2012, was a personnel and scouting assistant in 2013, a college and pro personnel scout in 2014, an area scout from 2014 through 2019, then became the team assistant director of college scouting in 2020, to becoming the director of player personnel in 2021, to finally becoming the Broncos assistant general manager, a position he has held since 2022.
As Fox Sports and NFL Network’s Peter Schrager notes, Mougey has been a sounding board for Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton. He states that Payton is close with newly hired head coach Aaron Glenn, so he likely put in a good word for Mougey who is a finalist for the Jets general manager job.
Darren Mougey, aka “Mooge”, is a very interesting name in the Jets GM search. He predates the current DEN regime and goes back to Elway. George Paton got there and promoted him. A connection – he’s been a sounding board in DEN for Sean Payton, who is still close with Aaron Glenn.
— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) January 22, 2025
The New York Jets are a team in disarray after yet another disappointing five-win season that was full of controversy. They fired both their head coach and GM during the season, the team was surrounded by drama and controversy all season, Aaron Rodgers played poorly, a trade for Davante Adams did not provide a spark, still employed Nathaniel Hackett, and finished with 5 wins on the year.
If hired, he and head coach Aaron Glenn will have to decide if they want quarterback Aaron Rodgers back, decide if they want to keep veterans like Davante Adams, while also attempting to find their quarterback of the future. It won’t be an easy task, but Mougey has certainly earned the opportunity to be a general manager in the NFL.