The New York Jets had quite the offseason, signing Le’Veon Bell and C.J. Mosley, as well as selecting Quinnen Williams third overall in the draft. All those moves were made by general manager Mike Maccagnan, who was fired by the Jets on Wednesday morning.
It’s been reported that there was tension brewing between coach Adam Gase and Maccagnan, which is presumed to have led to the GM’s firing. The team’s decision to sign both Bell and Mosley likely played a role in the rift between the coach and GM because they reportedly disagreed on the subject.
According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, Gase “absolutely did not want to sign” Bell, nor did he want to spend a lot of money on a running back at all.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network also reported that Gase likes Bell as a player, but he didn’t agree with the price tag.
The same goes for Mosley, too. He didn’t love how much the Jets paid Mosley, which amounted to $17 million per year.
Bell signed a four-year, $52.5 million contract with the Jets this offseason, making him the second-highest-paid running back in the league behind only Todd Gurley of the Los Angeles Rams. It certainly can’t make him feel good to learn that his head coach didn’t agree with the price the Jets paid.
