Editing New York Jets (section)

==History==
{{Main|History of the New York Jets}}
The first organizational meeting of the American Football League took place on August 14, 1959.<ref name="AFL meeting">{{cite web|title=Minutes of the First Organizational Meeting of the American Football League|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/UserFiles/file/AFL-Mtg-Minutes-8-14-59.pdf|publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame|date=August 14, 1959|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229234201/http://www.profootballhof.com/UserFiles/file/AFL-Mtg-Minutes-8-14-59.pdf|archive-date=December 29, 2010|access-date=July 23, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Harry Wismer]], representing the city of New York at the meeting, proclaimed the state was ready for another professional football team and that he was more than capable of running the daily operations.<ref name="AFL meeting"/>

Wismer was granted the charter franchise later dubbed the Titans of New York as Wismer explained, "Titans are bigger and stronger than [[New York Giants|Giants]]."<ref>Sahadi, p. 36</ref> He secured the Titans' home field at the decrepit Polo Grounds, a place where the team struggled financially and on the field during its first three years.<ref>Sahadi, pp. 40, 226–227</ref> In their first two seasons of existence, coached by Sammy Baugh, the Titans went 7–7 in both 1960 and 1961.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sammy Baugh Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/BaugSa0.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1960 New York Titans Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/1960.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1961 New York Titans Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/1961.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> By 1962, the debt continued to mount for Wismer, forcing the AFL to assume the costs of the team until season's end.<ref>{{cite web|title=Year In Review: 1962|url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/history/1962.html|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NewYorkJets.com|access-date=July 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414022215/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/history/1962.html|archive-date=April 14, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:1986 Jeno's Pizza - 37 - Joe Namath.jpg|250px|thumb|left|[[Joe Namath]] quarterbacking for the Jets in Super Bowl III.]]
A five-man syndicate, headed by [[Sonny Werblin]], saved the team from certain bankruptcy, purchasing the lowly Titans for $1&nbsp;million in 1963.<ref name="Year In Review: 1963">{{cite web|title=Year In Review: 1963|url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/history/1963.html|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NewYorkJets.com|access-date=July 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429043553/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/history/1963.html|archive-date=April 29, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Werblin renamed the team the New York Jets since the team would play near [[LaGuardia Airport]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Scott |date=September 10, 2017 |title=How All 32 NFL Teams Got Their Names |url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/25650/whats-nickname-origins-all-32-nfl-team-names |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013030820/http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/25650/whats-nickname-origins-all-32-nfl-team-names |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |access-date=October 16, 2016 |website=Mental Floss}}</ref> and because it rhymed with the [[New York Mets]] as they would be playing in [[Shea Stadium]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LH9YAAAAYAAJ&q=new+york+jets+rhyme+mets+name|title=Illustrated History of Pro Football|author=Smith, Robert|year=1970|page=260|publisher=Madison Square Press|isbn=9780448144160|access-date=September 12, 2021}}</ref> The new name was intended to reflect the modern approach of his team. The Jets' owners hired [[Weeb Ewbank]] as the general manager and head coach.<ref name="Year In Review: 1963"/> Ewbank and quarterback [[Joe Namath]] led the Jets to prominence in 1969, when New York defeated the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in [[Super Bowl III]]<ref name="Year In Review: 1969"/> and solidified the AFL's position in the world of professional football.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The AFL: A Football Legacy|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2001/01/22/afl_history_2/|magazine=Sports Illustrated|author=Cross, B. Duane|date=January 22, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604102002/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2001/01/22/afl_history_2/|archive-date=June 4, 2011|access-date=March 28, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

When the [[AFL–NFL merger|AFL and NFL merged]], the team fell into a state of mediocrity along with their star quarterback, Namath, who only had three successful post-merger seasons after injuries hampered much of his career. The Jets continued to spiral downward before enjoying a string of successes in the 1980s, which included an appearance in the 1982 AFC Championship Game, and the emergence of the popular [[New York Sack Exchange]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1982 New York Jets Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/1982.htm |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Salmon |first=Scott |date=February 9, 2014 |title=The New York Sack Exchange |url=https://www.ganggreennation.com/2014/2/9/5369022/test-one-two-three |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=Gang Green Nation |language=en}}</ref> [[Walt Michaels]] and [[Joe Walton]] coached the team throughout the decade.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walt Michaels Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/MichWa0.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Walton Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/WaltJo0.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

The early 1990s saw the team struggling.<ref name="Early 1990s">Chastain, pp. 191–198</ref> After firing coach [[Bruce Coslet]],<ref name="a755">{{cite web |agency=Associated Press| title=No Offense: Jets Fire Coach Coslet | website=Los Angeles Times | date=1994-01-08 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-08-sp-9810-story.html | access-date=2024-08-22}}</ref> owner [[Leon Hess]] hired [[Pete Carroll]] who struggled to a 6–10 record and was promptly fired at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1994 New York Jets Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/1994.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="h801">{{cite news | last=Shapiro | first=Leonard | title=JETS COACH CARROLL FIRED AFTER 1 YEAR | newspaper=Washington Post | date=1995-01-06 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1995/01/06/jets-coach-carroll-fired-after-1-year/ff918c3d-f0e7-48e1-a0f5-cd9b3b4b21e0/ | access-date=2024-08-22}}</ref> Thereafter, [[Rich Kotite]] was selected to lead the team to victory; instead he led the Jets to a 4–28 record over the next two years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rich Kotite Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/KotiRi0.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Kotite stepped down at the end of his second season, forcing the Jets to search for a new head coach.<ref name="Early 1990s"/>

Hess lured then-disgruntled [[New England Patriots]] head coach [[Bill Parcells]] to New York in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Year In Review: 1997|url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/history/1997.html|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NewYorkJets.com|access-date=June 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102213220/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/history/1997.html|archive-date=November 2, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Parcells led the team back to relevance and coached them to the [[1998–99 NFL playoffs|AFC Championship Game]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|title=Year In Review: 1998|url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/history/1998.html|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NewYorkJets.com|access-date=June 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412091212/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/history/1998.html|archive-date=April 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Year In Review: 1999">{{cite web|title=Year In Review: 1999|url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/history/1999.html|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NewYorkJets.com|access-date=June 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110195116/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/history/1999.html|archive-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hess died in 1999 while the team, plagued by injuries, produced an eight win record, falling short of a playoff berth.<ref name="Year In Review: 1999"/> At the end of the season, Parcells stepped down as head coach deferring control to his assistant, [[Bill Belichick]];<ref name="u856">{{cite web | last=Eskenazi | first=Gerald | title=PRO FOOTBALL; Parcells Resigns as Jets' Coach; Belichick Assumes the Top Role | website=The New York Times | date=2000-01-04 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/04/sports/pro-football-parcells-resigns-as-jets-coach-belichick-assumes-the-top-role.html | access-date=2024-08-22}}</ref> Belichick resigned the very next day (leaving a napkin at the stage for his introduction, on which he had written "I resign as HC of the NYJ") and went on to accept the head coaching position with the Patriots.<ref>{{cite web|title=Year In Review: 2000|url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/history/2000.html|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NewYorkJets.com|access-date=June 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412091023/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/history/2000.html|archive-date=April 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The franchise obtained a new owner in [[Woody Johnson]] in 2000.<ref>Lange, p. 141</ref> Additionally, through the 2000s the Jets visited the playoffs five times, a franchise record, under the direction of three coaches: [[Herm Edwards]], [[Eric Mangini]], and [[Rex Ryan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Herm Edwards Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/EdwaHe0.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eric Mangini Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/MangEr0.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New York Jets Playoff History|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/playoffs.htm|publisher=Pro Football Reference|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122020130/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/playoffs.htm|archive-date=January 22, 2011|access-date=March 28, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Rex Ryan was hired in January 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jets welcome Ryan to New York|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3848743|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=January 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026054120/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3848743|archive-date=October 26, 2012|access-date=March 9, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2009 NFL draft|draft]] that year the Jets would take [[USC Trojans football|USC]] quarterback [[Mark Sanchez]] with the fifth overall pick with the intent of making him the franchise centerpiece.<ref name="f497">{{cite web | last=Heyman | first=Brian | title=Jets Trade Up to Draft Mark Sanchez | website=The New York Times | date=2009-04-25 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/sports/football/26jets.html | access-date=2024-08-22}}</ref> Ryan and Sanchez led the team to back-to-back AFC Championship Game appearances during their first two years,<ref>{{cite web|title=Rex Ryan Guarantees Super Bowl Title for Jets' Next Season|url=http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/24/rex-ryan-guarantees-a-super-bowl-title-for-jets-next-season/|publisher=AOL News|author=Oehser, John|date=February 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301201552/http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/24/rex-ryan-guarantees-a-super-bowl-title-for-jets-next-season/|archive-date=March 1, 2019|access-date=March 28, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> but the team never made the playoffs again during their tenure. The Jets had a 6–10 season in 2012 and a 8–8 season in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 New York Jets Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/2012.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 New York Jets Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/2013.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> After a 4–12 season in 2014, Sanchez was released, while Ryan and general manager [[John Idzik, Jr.|John Idzik]] were fired.<ref name="j909">{{cite web | last=Sessler | first=Marc | title=Mark Sanchez released by New York Jets | website=NFL.com | date=2014-03-21 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/mark-sanchez-released-by-new-york-jets-0ap2000000336056 | access-date=2024-08-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Johnson Official Statement on Idzik and Ryan |url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-7/Johnson-Official-Statement-on-Idzik-and-Ryan/78026ba5-0eb2-40bd-9362-f072e9938429 |website=newyorkjets.com |access-date=December 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231185345/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-7/Johnson-Official-Statement-on-Idzik-and-Ryan/78026ba5-0eb2-40bd-9362-f072e9938429 |archive-date=December 31, 2014 |date=December 29, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Prior to the 2015 season, [[Todd Bowles]] was hired to replace Ryan as head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cimini |first=Rich |date=January 14, 2015 |title=Jets tab Arizona's Bowles as new head coach |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/12164253/todd-bowles-new-york-jets-new-head-coach |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> In his first season, he led the Jets to a 10–6 record that finished second in the AFC East but failed to qualify for the postseason.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 New York Jets Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/2015.htm |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dyer |first=Kristian |date=July 3, 2024 |title=2015 playoff miss with the New York Jets still haunts Antonio Cromartie |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/2015-playoff-miss-york-jets-184834045.html |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=Yahoo! Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> However, the Jets followed up the 2015 season with three consecutive last place finishes in the AFC East from 2016 to 2018, winning no more than five games each season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 New York Jets Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/2016.htm |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 New York Jets Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/2017.htm |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 New York Jets Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/2018.htm |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Bowles was fired following the third consecutive losing season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cimini |first=Rich |date=December 31, 2018 |title=Jets fire coach Bowles after third losing season |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25650591/jets-fire-head-coach-todd-bowles-third-straight-losing-season |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> The Jets used their first round pick, third overall, on quarterback [[Sam Darnold]] from USC.<ref name="k197">{{cite web | last=Iyer | first=Vinnie | title=NFL Draft 2018, revisited: Why Jets picked Sam Darnold instead of Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson | website=Sporting News | date=October 2, 2020 | url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/sam-darnold-nfl-draft-2018-jets-josh-allen-lamar-jackson/ky6wa5313a0t19k9o8i02wt4j | access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> [[Adam Gase]] was hired to replace Bowles prior to the 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bergman |first=Jeremy |date=January 11, 2019 |title=Jets announce Adam Gase as new head coach |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/jets-announce-adam-gase-as-new-head-coach-0ap3000001009372 |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Gase's tenure saw the Jets go 7–9 in 2019 and 2–14 in 2020, missing the postseason both years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 New York Jets Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/2019.htm |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 New York Jets Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/2020.htm |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Gase was fired following the 2020 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cimini |first=Rich |date=January 4, 2021 |title=Gase (9–23) out as Jets coach after two seasons |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30647227/new-york-jets-fire-coach-adam-gase-2-seasons-2-14-finish |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Prior to the 2021 season, the Jets hired former 49ers defensive coordinator [[Robert Saleh]] as head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cimini |first=Rich |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Jets hiring coveted 49ers DC Saleh as coach |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30714551/new-york-jets-hiring-robert-saleh-coach-sources-say |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> The Jets used their first round pick, second overall, on [[Brigham Young University|BYU]] quarterback [[Zach Wilson]].<ref name="m463">{{cite web | last=Cimini | first=Rich | title=Jets pick QB Wilson, trade up for OG Vera-Tucker | website=ESPN.com | date=April 30, 2021 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31361164/new-york-jets-pick-byu-cougars-zach-wilson-no-2-hopes-end-qb-quandary | access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> The 2021 season saw the Jets go 4–13 to finish last in the AFC East.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 New York Jets Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/2021.htm |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The 2022 season saw improvement for the Jets with a 7–10 record with another last place finish in the division.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 New York Jets Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/2022.htm |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> In the 2023 season, the Jets once again finished 7–10 in a season that started hopeful with the signing of [[Aaron Rodgers]], who later suffered a season-ending Achilles tear on the first offensive series of the regular season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 New York Jets Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/2023.htm |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cimini |first=Rich |date=July 26, 2023 |title=Source: Rodgers takes $35M pay cut in Jets deal |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38075863/aaron-rodgers-agrees-reworked-contract-jets |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Li |first=David K. |date=September 12, 2023 |title=Aaron Rodgers suffers serious injury on his New York Jets debut |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/aaron-rodgers-injured-new-york-jets-rcna104550 |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Joseph |first=Samuel |date=December 20, 2023 |title=Aaron Rodgers writes off this season as 'lost year,' but quarterback says he feels 'I can play more years' in NFL |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/20/sport/aaron-rodgers-season-over-ny-jets-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=CNN.com |language=en}}</ref> Rodgers was released by the Jets in February 2025 after two seasons with the team, although he remained on the roster until March 12.<ref>{{cite web|first=Rich|last=Cimini|date=February 13, 2025|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43826969/jets-announce-split-aaron-rodgers-wish-success|title=Jets announce split with Aaron Rodgers, wish him success|website=ESPN}}</ref> The 2024 season saw the Jets fire Saleh after a 2–3 start.<ref name="z182">{{cite web | last=Waszak Jr. | first=Dennis | title=Jets owner says firing of Saleh will bring 'new energy' to one of franchise's 'most talented teams' | website=AP News | date=2024-10-08 | url=https://apnews.com/article/new-york-jets-robert-saleh-fired-78884ffcd0fa98abf9eca4e597abc362 | access-date=2025-01-31}}</ref> [[Jeff Ulbrich]] finished the season with a 3–9 mark to end with a 5–12 record.<ref name="c775">{{cite web | last=Odum | first=Charles | title=Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich reveals regrets about his stint as Jets interim coach | website=AP News | date=2025-01-27 | url=https://apnews.com/article/jeff-ulbrich-atlanta-falcons-f262e47801fba7eadb346bcb6a24c95c | access-date=2025-01-31}}</ref> Detroit Lions defensive coordinator [[Aaron Glenn]] was named as head coach following the season.<ref name="f571">{{cite web | last=Waszak Jr. | first=Dennis | title=Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn agrees to terms with Jets to be their head coach | website=AP News | date=2025-01-22 | url=https://apnews.com/article/jets-aaron-glenn-f73aa0d500d6e2006f916d0dd77e5a0d | access-date=2025-01-31}}</ref>