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In 2000 he purchased the New York Jets football team for $635 million, the highest price for a New York professional sports team at that time, and is currently the Jets co-owner alongside his brother, Christopher Johnson. During his tenure as owner, Johnson was also part of the NFL search committee for a new commissioner.
Johnson has been an owner of the New York Jets alongside his brother, Woody, since 2000. [5] In 2017, Johnson became the CEO and chairman of the Jets following Woody's nomination and confirmation to be the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. [6] Johnson served as operating head of the Jets during his brother's ambassadorial tenure.
The Jets and the Bills represent the same state (although the Jets play in New Jersey), and this rivalry represents the differences between New York City and Upstate New York. The teams are both charter members of the American Football League and have generally stayed in the same division since, even after the NFL and AFL merged.
New York Jets owner Woody Johnson emphatically refuted a report that he and coach Robert Saleh had a “very heated conversation” during the NFL meetings earlier this week. NFL Network host ...
Leon Hess (March 14, 1914 – May 7, 1999) was an American businessman, the founder of the Hess Corporation and the owner of the New York Jets. Hess built an oil terminal in New Jersey after the Great Depression, building his first refinery in the late 1950s. He sold his company, Hess Oil and Chemical, in 1963 and joined a consortium to buy the ...
On the "ManningCast," former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick shared some criticism of Jets owner Woody Johnson after he fired Robert Saleh. ... New York has not reached the postseason since ...
A disappointing season for the New York Jets will not result in major changes, according to team owner Woody Johnson. The Jets have missed the playoffs 13 straight seasons, and despite bringing in ...
The Jets' lease at Shea Stadium was due to expire after 1983; Jets majority owner Leon Hess and New York Mayor Ed Koch attempted to negotiate a new lease for the team. The Jets wanted the city to redevelop the stadium to expand its capacity to 67,000 and to alleviate its rundown state.