Woody Johnson, the owner of the Jets, will be named the ambassador to the United Kingdom by President-elect Donald Trump, according to multiple reports.
Trump was speaking at a luncheon in Washington on Thursday when he introduced a guest as “sitting next to the ambassador Woody Johnson, going to Saint James.” Trump said, “Congratulations, Woody.”
Johnson, who has owned the Jets since 2000, has long been the rumored leading candidate for the position but he repeatedly shied away from commenting on it.
During his state of the Jets address on Jan. 5, Johnson was asked about the reports linking him to the ambassadorship.