The Jets’ search for a new general manager took them Tuesday to the man who drafted Derrick Henry and A.J. Brown.
Jon Robinson, the Tennessee Titans’ general manager from 2016-22, completed an interview with the Jets for their vacant GM job, the team announced.
Robinson, 48, is the second person known to interview for the role, joining former Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff, whose sitdown was confirmed Monday by the Jets.
In Robinson’s seven seasons as GM, the Titans went 66-48 and made the playoffs four times. They selected the superstar running back Henry in the second round of the 2016 draft and the standout wide receiver Brown in the same round three years later.
Despite Robinson’s track record, the Titans fired him in December 2022 and replaced him with current manager Ran Carthon a month later.
The Jets are looking to fill the job vacated by Joe Douglas, whom they fired last month after five-plus seasons as their general manager.
They did not make the playoffs or finish with a winning record in any year under Douglas, going 30-64 overall. It was during his tenure that the Jets drafted Zach Wilson with the No. 2 overall pick in 2021 and traded for Aaron Rodgers before the 2023 season.
The Jets canned Douglas six weeks after they fired head coach Robert Saleh. The firings came amid a lost season for the Jets, who improved to 4-10 with a win in Jacksonville on Sunday.
Phil Savage is serving as the Jets’ interim GM, while Jeff Ulbrich is the interim head coach.
The Jets enlisted The 33rd Team — a football analysis company founded by former Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum — to aid owner Woody Johnson in his searches for both positions.
The Falcons went 113-95 during Dimitroff’s tenure from 2008-20 and advanced to the Super Bowl after the 2016 season. Matt Ryan and Julio Jones were among his notable draft picks.
Louis Riddick, who was the director of pro personnel in Washington and Philadelphia, is expected to interview with the Jets as well, according to ESPN.
Riddick, who has been an ESPN analyst since 2013, has never been a GM but has frequently interviewed for vacancies, including with the Giants in 2017.
The Jets cannot interview executives employed by NFL teams until after the regular season.