Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan convinced CEO Christopher Johnson to keep him after a third straight losing season in December. Even as Johnson was preparing a pink slip for coach Todd Bowles, Maccagnan sold Johnson on his plan to put the organization on the right path.
Now, the pressure to deliver on that plan is on.
There is no question about the temperature of Maccagnan’s seat entering 2019. It is a notch below the surface of the sun.
Maccagnan will open free agency’s negotiating period Monday afternoon armed with plenty of salary cap space and more holes on his roster than Jussie Smollett had in his story.