It turns out all the rumors of a rift between New York Jets head coach Adam Gase and general manager Mike Maccagnan were true. Everything came to a head Wednesday when the Jets hit the eject button on Maccagnan and slid Gase in as their acting GM. New York had to eat the final two years of Maccagnan’s contract. Vice President of Personnel Brian Heimerdinger was also given the boot.
Jets have fired GM Mike Maccagnan and VP of Player Personnel Brian Heimerdinger, league sources told @jeffdarlington and me. Maccagnan had two years left on his contract.
Jets are in position to have strong season thanks to Maccagnan and Heimerdinger.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 15, 2019
So what caused the rift between Gase and Maccagnan?
Apparently the biggest issue was Maccagnan’s offseason spending spree that brought in running back Le’Veon Bell and linebacker C.J. Mosley. Both quality players, obviously, but New York is now on the hook for $52.5 million on Bell and $85 million on Mosley. According to NFL.com, Gase thought those price tags were just too high.
The Jets' plan, recapped:
1. Let Mike Maccagnan run a free agency period in which they spent $191.2M on Le'Veon Bell, C.J. Mosley, Jamison Crowder and Henry Anderson.
2. Let Maccaggnan run a draft in which they had the 3rd pick.
3. Fire Maccaggnan three weeks after the draft.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) May 15, 2019
Patriots might bring back Jamie Collins
Three years after trading him to the Cleveland Browns, the New England Patriots are in talks to bring back linebacker Jamie Collins as a free agent. Last year Collins had 104 tackles, 13 for a loss, four sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
While the #Jets are subtracting, the #Patriots are adding: New England is in talks with free agent LB Jamie Collins that would bring the former 2nd round pick back to the team that made him a star. They traded him in 2016, likely bring him back in 2019.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 15, 2019
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