Rumors are mounting that New York Jets owner Woody Johnson may be preparing to leave his NFL team behind to join the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump.

There is certainly reason to believe this will happen since it has already happened once.

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Trump is currently announcing his nominations for various Cabinet positions and high-level political offices and recently announced that businessman Warren A. Stephens will take over as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, a position Johnson held during Trump’s first term.

Unless the Senate refuses to confirm Stephens, it seems all but certain that Johnson will not return to his old post. Before taking over as ambassador, Johnson had no diplomatic experience or history but was a known donor to the Republican Party. Stephens has a nearly identical record of large donations to GOP-aligned super PACs.

But just because the Jets owner isn’t taking on the role of ambassador to the U.K. again doesn’t mean he may not be considered for a position in the second Trump administration. It has been reported that Johnson has had great interest in becoming ambassador to the UK again, so he is either being deliberately excluded from the job or being groomed for an even more important role.

If Johnson does indeed retire from the Jets, it is all but certain that his brother Christopher Johnson will once again assume responsibility for the team as before.

Given that the Jets currently do not have a permanent head coach (Johnson fired Saleh after a 2-3 start and named Jeff Ulbrich as interim head coach), Johnson will likely want to oversee the team’s search for a new coach and manage the transition process .

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Johnson purchased the Jets in 2000 for $635 million, the highest price ever paid for a New York professional sports team, and is known for his active role in the franchise, including his push to acquire quarterback Aaron Rodgers for the team in 2023 to sign, only to see him immediately get injured and get off to a slow start to 2024.

Rumor has it that the team owner wants to fire Rodgers from the team, but the star quarterback could dodge a bullet if Johnson actually leaves the team for Trump again.

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