But then owner Woody Johnson came to Ryan's office and told him he was sticking around.
The owner of the New York Jets, Woody Johnson, is a major Republican donor.
Kudos to the NFL and Jets owner Woody Johnson for condemning it and nipping it in the bud.
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"We wanted to come up with a decision that was the best for the New York Jets, " owner Woody Johnson said.
At this point, with the new future franchise quarterback on board, owner Woody Johnson could be prepared to cut his losses now.
"I am looking forward to seeing Brett Favre in a New York Jets uniform, " said Woody Johnson, the Jets chairman and CEO.
Team owner Woody Johnson has a history of demanding personnel changes, with coaches and players, when the team doesn't perform to its expectations.
It's not schtick, which is why Jets owner Woody Johnson gives him a long leash, and why the pleas to be circumspect like Mr. Belichick have zero impact.
In reality, perhaps the truth is that Jets Owner Woody Johnson wanted to bolster the fanfare surrounding the team against the will of Coach Rex Ryan and his staff.
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If Revis could have been the difference between the Jets' challenging for a championship and missing the playoffs altogether, Idzik and owner Woody Johnson might have met his demands.
Once reports surfaced in January that Jets owner Woody Johnson was open to parting with Revis reports that Johnson didn't deny publicly Tampa Bay emerged as a natural landing spot for him.
That's what these signals about signing up for another tour with "Hard Knocks" team owner Woody Johnson said Monday the team had been invited again to participate and was considering it seem to indicate.
Selling a few more cold beers or team caps may not recoup the revenue that Jets owner Woody Johnson lost out on by not selling all his PSLs, but every little bit counts.
Goodson and Garrard had been part of Idzik's process of reshaping both the Jets' front office and the roster in the wake of a 6-10 season in 2012 and owner Woody Johnson's subsequent decision to fire Tannenbaum.
Idzik told NBC's Pro Football Talk on Friday that Revis "reacted well" to the phone call, which came after the GM, owner Woody Johnson and coach Rex Ryan were non-committal about the cornerback's future with the team.
Mike Tannenbaum served as the general manager of the New York Jets from 2006 through 2012, until he was told by Jets owner, Woody Johnson, that the team was going in a different direction in 2013 and Tannenbaum would not retain his position going forward.
But other owners appear more ready to bring the latest tools to NFL. Jets owner Robert "Woody" Johnson, who occasionally rides a scooter around New York, sees no reason why tablets shouldn't replace the high-cost thermal photo printers that produce the photos that players currently study.
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