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Jets owner Woody Johnson is ready for a “new and more exciting direction” after trading Davante Adams and firing Robert Saleh.
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Jets owner Woody Johnson is ready for a “new and more exciting direction” after trading Davante Adams and firing Robert Saleh.

New York Jets owner Woody Johnson said Tuesday that it will be a busy week for his franchise – a week that he believes will turn a difficult start into a successful season.

Speaking to reporters at the NFL owners meeting in Atlanta, Johnson said, “We want to make a lot of changes this week” as news broke that the team was reportedly acquiring wide receiver Davante Adams from the Las Vegas Raiders – a Move the Jets owner could make I can't confirm it, but said it was “in the funnel.”

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Adams appeared together on “The Pat McAfee Show” and enjoyed reuniting as the two spent eight seasons together with the Green Bay Packers.

After a 23-20 overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills on Monday night, their third straight loss, the Jets fell to 2-4. Last week's loss to the Minnesota Vikings led to the firing of head coach Robert Saleh. Now they're bringing in an All-Pro wideout and Rodgers' former teammate to begin the turnaround process.

It's a turnaround that Johnson is confident will happen in a week's time with these two big moves.

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 09: New York Jets owner Woody Johnson looks on before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on September 09, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 09: New York Jets owner Woody Johnson looks on before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on September 09, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Woody Johnson shows what “all in” means as a team owner. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

“Saveable?” Johnson said of the Jets’ season. “We're going to kick…after that you can add the words. We’re going to do really well.”

The Jets have 11 games left in the regular season and are two games behind the Bills for the AFC East lead. But there is still a lot to do.

Through six weeks, the Jets are tied for seventh-most sacks allowed (16), third-most interceptions (5), ninth-worst completion percentage (62.2), are fourth in total receiver drops (11) and own the Worst field goal percentage (66.7) in the NFL.

What's done is done, Johnson believes. The only thing left to do now is look to the future – the next step could be Haason Reddick's move – to improve their situation.

“You have to look forward,” Johnson said. “We have to look forward to the games we're going to play every week and try to win them all and that's easy, isn't it? …You just have to follow your instincts and know what's best to build a team and a winning team and most importantly build a culture, a culture of winning. And I think, based on what I saw yesterday, I think we're going in a new and more exciting direction.”

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